Full Time Grocery Lead - 2nd shift

Meijer; DeWitt (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Education assistance

Team member discount

Career development

Job summary

Meijer is seeking team members to deliver an exceptional shopping experience in our Michigan stores. You will engage customers, mentor peers, and help drive store performance with daily task assignments and ongoing training. A commitment to diversity and inclusive teamwork is essential.

The role includes checkout support, stocking, product display, and adherence to food safety standards in a fast-paced retail environment. Growth opportunities and rewards are part of Meijer Rewards.

Qualifications

• Passion for customer service with total engagement that conveys approachability to customers and fellow team members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Retail or other customer service experience preferred.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to influence others and build rapport quickly.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling products.
• Experience executing plans to meet store goals.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued.

Responsibilities

• Engage peers to provide the best possible shopping experience, including checkout excellence.
• Communicate with team members and assign daily tasks.
• Mentor and coach others to meet customer service and sales goals and complete trainings.
• Assist in training new teammates and cross-training high potential talent.
• Collaborate with leadership on department scheduling to boost engagement and store performance.
• Ensure product freshness through rotation and dating compliance.
• Guide team on food safety standards and safe work practices.
• Lead ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display where applicable.
• Foster Meijer culture and diversity, equity, and inclusion values.
• Operate registers and handle cash when needed; operate powered equipment as required.
• Participate in period-end inventories to support goals.
• May lead in other departments as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal & written comms

Retail experience

Creative thinking

Influence others

People lifting physical tasks

Planning execution

Inclusive environment

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Provides direction related to operations, processes, and conditions of their area. Plans, guides, and empowers team members in the day-to-day operation of the department. Sets example for those in their department by modeling exceptional customer experience. Possesses the ability to help achieve department goals and influence their peers to create a continued winning strategy.

What you'll be doing:

• Engaging peers to provide the best possible shopping experience for our customers including an exceptional checkout experience.
• Communicating with team members and assigning daily work tasks.
• Mentoring and coaching other team members to ensure customer service and sales goals are exceeded and the area is maintained to Meijer standards and team members have completed required trainings.
• Supports training new team members/cross-training high potential talent, providing peer coaching on job responsibilities/standards to positively impact team member productivity.
• Working with leadership on department schedule writing to focus on team member engagement, improving customer service, store sales and profitability.
• Ensuring freshness of products by closely monitoring execution of rotation and dating policies.
• Guiding the team in compliance with food safety standards and regulations and working in a safe manner aligning to 200% accountability.
• Leading team members to ensure ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display are completed, where applicable.
• Actively creating an environment that supports the Meijer culture, including valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Operating a register and cash handling when needed.
• Operating powered equipment, where applicable.
• Participating in period end inventories, where applicable, to help achieve goals.
• May be required to act in Lead capacity in other departments throughout the store
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position. You may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• Passion for customer service with total engagement that conveys approachability to customers and fellow team members.
• Initiates interactions with customers and peers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Retail or other customer service experience preferred
• Creative thinking skills
• Ability to influence others
• Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat business
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product
• Experience executing plans
• Positive influence to create a strong team environment.
• A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.