FT Center Store Associate

Food Lion; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion in Sumter, SC, is hiring a Center Store Clerk to deliver quality customer service in the Grocery department and maintain shelves and pricing. You will stock, prepare displays, and help customers while following safety guidelines and company policies.

The role involves using ACIS and CAO tools for inventory tasks, working with a team, and wearing the store uniform. Training and advancement opportunities available.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements.
• Must meet minimum age requirements; able to perform physical duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, and accurate customer service in Center Store.
• Stock shelves, price tags, and ensure saleable merchandise.
• Maintain clean, organized shelving and comply with safety rules.
• Use company tools ACIS and CAO for ordering and inventory tasks.
• Follow Food Lion policies, dress code, and CBT training when required.
• Assist coworkers and support store operations as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Multitasking ability

Age requirement

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

ACIS

CAO

Job description

Category/Area of Expertise: Retail Operations Job Requisition: 405782 Address: USA-SC-Sumter-2055 Wedgefield Road Store Code: Store 02858 Grocery (7238508)

Food Lion has been providing an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience to the communities we serve since 1957. Today, our 82,000 associates serve more than 10 million customers a week across 10 southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Provide quality customer service within the Center Store (Grocery) Department.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with primary emphasis on fast, friendly, and accurate customer service to create a positive shopping experience
• Courteous and helpful to other associates
• Clean shelves and shelf tag moldings with damp cloth, as needed, when stocking
• Maintain shelf allocations by stocking from tag to tag
• Place only saleable merchandise on the shelves
• Ensure that ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning and displaying of merchandise is done in accordance with policies and guidelines
• Understand and use company tools such as; average cost inventory system (ACIS) and ordering (CAO)
• Maintain a complete understanding of and adherence to company guidelines, policies and standard practice
• Understand and follow Food Safety and Workplace Safety guidelines and procedures
• Observe and correct all unsafe conditions that could cause associate or customer accidents
• Report all associate and customer accidents in accordance with established Food Lion procedures to the Manager on Duty
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations
• Wear the Food Lion uniform, complete with name badge, when on duty, has a neat and clean appearance while adhering to the Food Lion dress code
• Successfully complete Computer Based Training (CBT), Training Packet and Training Aid courses
• Perform all other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduate or equivalent preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication and customer service skills
• Ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job
• Ability to use technical information to solve problemsMust meet minimum age requirements to perform specific job functions
• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to use computers and other communication systems required to perform job functions
• Perform repetitive hand and arm motions
• Bend and lift products weighing up to 15 lbs. continuously, 25 lbs. frequently, and 50 lbs. on occasion
• Pull or push up to 75 lbs. on occasion
• Ability to push or pull up to 2000 pounds using a pallet jack
• Stand 100% of the time, frequently walking short distances
• Be able to handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning and packaging materials, fresh fruits, vegetables, house plants/flowers and household cleaners
• Use hands to frequently/continuously handle currency (paper and coin) as well as operate a variety of equipment such as cash register, lottery machine (where applicable), scanner, computer, and calculator
• Frequent reaching and grasping at waist level: occasionally above shoulder or below waist level
• Meet established volume activity standards for the position
• Tolerate working in extreme hot/cold temperatures for up to 20 minutes at a time
• Have sufficient visual ability to check ID cards, checks, invoices and other written documents

Food Lion provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions) national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.