Stocker - Retail Stocker

SPECS FAMILY PARTNERS LTD•Little Elm, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Stockers provide extraordinary shopping experiences by helping guests find stocked, in-date products. The role involves stocking and maintaining merchandise and sales-floor areas, assisting guests, and keeping the store, restrooms, and parking lot clean and orderly. Stockers follow company and OSHA safety regulations, management directives, and company standards for uniforms and guest service. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. This is a full-time position, typically scheduled for 35 hours per week. Employees must be available to work any shift on Friday or Saturday and at least 80% of all shifts each week. Schedules may vary according to business needs. Attendance and punctuality are required. The work environment is described as fun and positive, with moderate noise and possible exposure to outdoor weather conditions while serving guests. The job requires frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, handling, and lifting. Employees must regularly lift up to 50 pounds and push or pull 50–100 pounds or more, and occasionally lift 100 pounds or more using proper techniques and tools. Employees must maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit and, in some cases, a valid Food Handlers Permit. The company pays for up to three hours spent taking the TABC course, while the $8 course cost is deducted from the employee’s paycheck.

Requirements

Must be over 21 years of age to work at Spec’s.
Must maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit; a valid Food Handlers Permit is required in some cases.
Must be available to work any shift on Friday or Saturday and at least 80% of all shifts each week.
Reliable attendance and punctuality are required; physical attendance must follow management’s schedule, which may vary with business needs.
Ability to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions or memos and communicate with and understand coworkers and guests.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and calculate discounts and percentages.
Ability to use common-sense reasoning to follow written, oral, or diagram-form instructions.
Friendly, helpful, patient, and outgoing demeanor; responsibility, reliability, commitment to guest service, self-motivation, a strong work ethic, and timely completion of assignments.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, handle, and lift regularly; regularly lift up to 50 pounds and push or pull 50–100 pounds or more; occasionally lift 100 pounds or more using proper techniques and tools.
Ability to climb or balance and to meet the job’s vision requirements, including close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

Retail stocking experience.
High school diploma or GED; relevant experience may be considered in place of formal education.
Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the company mission statement and core values, maintain uniform standards, and provide helpful, courteous service to guests.
Stock, front, and dust shelves; check products for expiration dates; and stock coolers, freezers, and deli cases as assigned.
Remove cases and boxes from the sales floor, break down and dispose of boxes not needed for store use, and organize boxes used for repacking.
Clean spills and broken items promptly, mop when necessary, and use Wet Floor signs; sweep and mop floors.
Keep the parking lot free of refuse, gather shopping carts, empty indoor and outdoor trash receptacles, and clean and stock bathrooms.
Keep register bags stocked and empty shopping carts onto register lanes as needed.
Use proper lifting techniques and follow company and OSHA safety regulations; load keg orders using a keg lift when available and seek assistance as needed.
Answer guest questions, provide information, resolve complaints when appropriate, suggest add-on items, and carry out or dolly out merchandise at a guest’s request.
Run a cash register when business needs require it.
Avoid coworker conversations when guests are present and avoid personal cell-phone use on the sales floor.
Prepare assigned areas for inventory and assist with inventory as needed.
Carry out management directives, complete other assigned projects, and fulfill responsibilities with care and attention to detail.
Work cooperatively with others, manage time and priorities, and handle stress in a fast-paced environment.