DAIRY/CLERK

Smith's Food and Drug; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith's Food and Drug in Salt Lake City is seeking a customer service oriented associate to create an outstanding experience by assisting shoppers and maintaining clean, safe aisles.

You will support the department manager to reach sales goals, answer questions about products, stock shelves, and ensure accurate pricing and labeling; a second language is a plus.

Qualifications

• Retail experience is preferred.
• Second language skills (spoken/written) are valued.
• Ability to stay composed in stressful situations.
• Strong communication with customers and team members.
• Basic math for counts, sums and change.

Responsibilities

• Assist the department manager in reaching sales goals.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for customers.
• Answer questions about products and provide recommendations.
• Stock, label, and inventory department merchandise.
• Follow safety procedures and report hazards.

Skills

Retail experience

Second language

Stress management

Effective communication

Math basics

Job description

Position Summary:

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1 st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Retail experience


• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)


• Ability to handle stressful situations


• Effective communication skills


• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

• Promote trust and respect among associates.


• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.


• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.


• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.


• Inform customers of dairy specials.


• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.


• Recommend dairy items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.


• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review \"sell by\" dates and take appropriate action.


• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.


• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.


• Display a positive attitude.


• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.


• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.


• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.


• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.


• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.


• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.


• Report all safety risks, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.


• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.


• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.


• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.


• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.


• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and\/or older adults.


• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.