Chill/Freeze Stocker

Sky Mavis; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 17,048,000 - 24,280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Three Bears Alaska is seeking a diligent stocker to stock and straighten merchandise, rotate perishables, and monitor expiration dates to ensure products on the floor stay fresh. You will also assist customers, retrieve carts, and help load items into customers' vehicles.

The role requires using the forklift and pallet jack, setting up displays, and following safety guidelines. Flexible part-time and full-time shifts with evening/weekends are available.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience in retail stocking or grocery merchandising is a plus.
• Ability to operate basic store equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Stock and straighten merchandise; rotate perishables and monitor expiration dates.
• Assist customers, retrieve carts, and load products into vehicles.
• Unload/load trucks and use forklift or pallet jack as needed.
• Set up and modify displays and ensure correct product signage.

Skills

Merchandising standards

Customer service

Forklift awareness

Stock rotation

Pallet jack operation

Display setup

Safety procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Box knife

Shrink wrap machine

Job description

Role Description

Chill/Freeze Stockers stock and straighten merchandise as well as rotate and monitor perishable products on the floor and in back stock. This role includes ensuring product is fresh and not beyond expiration date, following company markdown guidelines, clearing and cleaning aisles, customer service, cart retrieval and storage and unloading and loading trucks.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Spots for Forklift Drivers to ensure safe retrieval of merchandise and keep people out of fall-danger zone.
• Follows merchandising standards and practices.
• Aligns product, collects and returns stray items, stocks to maintain high product levels.
• Communicates with supervisors and managers to determine merchandising plan and priorities.
• Writes list of products to be brought from steel, by forklift driver, for stocking.
• Uses box knife to cut boxes for display/accessibility of product and to cut twine or shrink-wrap from pallet.
• Wraps or ties and tags pallets to be returned to steel.
• Stocks opened cases on shelves.
• Moves and positions pallets of merchandise using manual pallet jack.
• Stacks product from partial pallets onto full pallets.
• Marks product number on unmarked items using marking gun.
• Observes and ensures correct product signage.
• Set up display models, assembling as necessary.
• Modifies displays for safe handling by customers, e.g., bolting heavy equipment, taping blade edges.
• Follows all safety and security procedures.
• Pulls loose cardboard and slip-sheets from floor.
• Operates cardboard baler and trash compactor.
• Rewraps loose product using shrink-wrap.
• Provides prompt and courteous customer service.
• Helps customers to load large items into their cart, directs customers to products, and relates products knowledge.
• Assists customers in getting product to their vehicle and loading product into vehicle.
• Retrieves shopping carts from the parking lot and returns them to their staging area.
• Load and unload freight trucks using forklift and or pallet jack, staging product pallets in assigned areas.
• Assists with front end duties as necessary.
• Assists in other departments of the store as necessary.
• Operate manual pallet jack, wheeled carts, trash compactor, cardboard baler, product marking gun, shrink wrap machine, wrench, screwdriver, pliers, box knife.
• Occasionally operate cash register, handheld scanners, computer, fax machine, phone, printer.
• Performs other functions as necessary or assigned.

Experience/Education:

• A High School Diploma or GED is preferred.

Company Description

Three Bears Alaska is a family-owned chain of Alaskan grocery stores with so much more. We are committed to providing customers with quality goods and services at the lowest possible price. We strive to meet the needs of our customers by offering a diverse range of products and exceptional customer service. With multiple locations throughout Alaska, Three Bears Alaska, Inc. is dedicated to serving the local community and creating a positive shopping experience.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Colonial Life Elective Benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay

Pay Range:

Starting at $15.00/hr (DOE)

Schedule:

• Part-time
• Full-time
• Evening, Weekends and Holidays are required.

Office Location and Travel:

• LOCATION: In person
• Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Working Environment

Work is performed in a store setting with ability to speak and receive phone communications often. Work requires computer usage with strength, dexterity, coordination and visual acuity to use keyboard and video display terminal and other office equipment. Continuously standing, walking, reaching at/below shoulders, frequently lift/carry up to 10 pounds below waist, up to 50 pounds at waist/chest and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is intended to provide basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve.