Frozen Clerk

Hy-Vee; Mankato (MN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Frozen Foods Clerk to enhance customer experiences through exceptional service. In this dynamic role, you will greet customers with a smile, assist them in finding products, and maintain a clean and organized department. Your efforts will ensure that every customer feels valued and appreciated, contributing to a positive shopping atmosphere. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working as part of a team, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a difference in the lives of customers while being part of a supportive workforce.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide friendly and efficient customer service.
• Must be able to perform medium work and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt and friendly customer service.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety in the department.
• Rotate and replenish merchandise.

Skills

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Basic Arithmetic

Education

No formal education required

6 months related work experience preferred

Tools

Pallet jacks

Register systems

Box cutters

C.A.R.S. reordering system

Job description

Additional Considerations (if any):

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At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Description:

Job Title: Frozen Foods Clerk

Department: Frozen Foods

FLSA: Non-Exempt

General Function :

Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Rotates and replenishes merchandise. Ensures cleanliness and safety in the department, and checks temperatures of cases for correctness and consistency.

Core Competencies

• Partnerships
• Growth mindset
• Results oriented
• Customer focused
• Professionalism

Reporting Relations:

Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Store Operations, Perishables, and Health Wellness Home; Frozen Department Manager; Service Managers

Positions that Report to you: None

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Assists customers by: (examples include)
  • escorting them to the products they’re looking for
  • securing products that are out of reach
  • loading or unloading heavy items
  • making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
  • performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Answers the telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking customer orders.
• Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
• Rotates and replenishes merchandise and ensures highest quality standards are met.
• Ensures cleanliness in the department, cleans off the cases, sweeps the floor, etc.
• Ensures merchandise is displayed neatly on the shelves and labels are readily visible to customers (faces merchandise).
• Builds end caps display and fills these areas through the week as necessary.
• Unloads trucks, checks in product, puts product away, and may review invoices.
• Ensures storage area is organized, the floor is not slippery, and the temperature is constant and correct.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Orders product and supplies as necessary.
• Assists with inventory.
• Prices products for customers as necessary.
• Assists in other areas of store as needed.
• Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Must have the ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
• Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; guide people and provide basic
  direction.

Education and Experience:

No education requirement. Six months or less of similar or related work experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to physically perform medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Working Conditions :

This position is continually exposed to noise, temperature extremes, and dampness. There is frequent exposure to equipment movement hazards. This is a fast paced work environment with significant pressure.

Equipment Used to Perform Job:

Pallet jacks, register systems, two wheeler, box cutters, box crusher and C.A.R.S. reordering system

Contacts:

Has daily contact with customers and suppliers/vendors.

The anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $11.13 to $14.00 depending on experience.

For information on company benefits visit Benefits | Hy-Vee.

Are you ready to smile, apply today.