Freight Clerk

Ridley's Food Corporation; Blackfoot (ID); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridley's Food Corporation in Idaho seeks a friendly front-end associate to greet guests, bag purchases promptly, and assist with price checks and go-backs. You will help maintain department morale and safety while delivering courteous service in a fast-paced store setting.

The role emphasizes teamwork with other department managers, adherence to company policies, and proper cart handling, cleaning, and organization. Physical effort includes lifting up to 50 pounds and standing for long periods.

Qualifications

• LICENSES: None Required.
• COMMUNICATION: Write, speak, hear and understand to respond promptly to pages, requests and guests.
• EQUIPMENT: May need to use box cutters, knives, bread slicer and other power-driven equipment.
• PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Regular walking, standing, lifting up to 50 pounds, bending and reaching.
• EXPERIENCE: None required.
• REASON ABILITY: Apply common sense to follow written or oral instructions.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit and develop customer relations through friendly and courteous behavior.
• Promote morale within department and store with honest, open communication.
• Maintain good relationships with other department managers to improve sales storewide.
• Comply with company policies and directives as in Code of Conduct.
• Provide professional examples for store team members to follow.
• Bag guests' purchases promptly and assist to their cars in a friendly, safe manner.
• Fill bag slots and supply for efficient front-end operations.
• Assist with price checks and go-backs.
• Assist with general housekeeping and sweep sheet duties as assigned.
• Keep parking lot clear of carts and return them to proper location; remove clutter and wipe kids carts.

Skills

Communication

Job description

Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with accuracy and maintain a high level of productivity. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Possible 'Reasonable Accommodations' will be researched to determine if any are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform any essential job duties.

1. Exhibit and develop customer relations through friendly and courteous behavior.
2. Promote a high level of morale within department and store, utilizing friendly professional methods of honest and open communication.
3. Maintain good working relationships with other department managers with the objective of improving sales storewide.
4. Comply with all company policies, programs and directives as specified in the Code of Conduct.
5. Provide professional examples for other store team members to follow.
6. Bags guests' purchases promptly and efficiently within proper guidelines. Carries those purchases to their automobiles in a friendly, prompt efficient manner; ensuring the products are placed safely in their automobile.
7. Fills all bag slots and supplies necessary for efficient front-end operations. Uses wise selection and use of supplies.
8. Assist with price checks and go-backs.
9. Assists with general housekeeping and 'sweep sheet' duties as assigned.
10. Keeps the parking lot clear of carts and returns them to proper store location as directed by management. Always follows safety policies regarding cart retrieval. Removes clutter from carts & wipes down kids carts before putting them away.

Although many guests appreciate your efforts, you are not permitted to accept tips. If the guest persists, the money should be turned into the service desk. (NV - exception)

Requirements

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

LICENSES: None Required.

COMMUNICATION: Ability to write, speak, hear, and understand the spoken word to respond promptly to pages, requests, team members and guests. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance manuals.

EQUIPMENT: May be required to use or operate box cutters, knives, bread slicer, and other

power-driven equipment.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, twist, and bend; hands to fingers to handle or feel; repetitive use of hands and arms to push, pull, carry, lift, reach, grip, and balance; occasionally stoop, crouch, kneel or crawl. Lifting may include floor to shoulder and overhead lifting. Occasional use and climbing of step stools or ladders required. Required to frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

EXPERIENCE: None required.

REASON ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form or when helping resolve a team member or guest concern.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary.