Grocery Associate

The Turnip Truck; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Turnip Truck is hiring a Grocery Associate in Nashville, TN. You will stock shelves, maintain displays, and help customers with friendly service.

Responsibilities include ensuring freshness, accurate pricing, and safe handling of goods. The role requires good communication, reliability, and the ability to work in a cold, wet environment with a team.

Qualifications

• Prior grocery experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Ability to follow procedures and instructions.
• Willingness to learn product knowledge and sell proactively.
• Strong time management and reliability.
• Ability to work in wet and cold environments.

Responsibilities

• Receive and prepare products for sale.
• Maintain clean, well-stocked grocery shelves and displays.
• Ensure accurate pricing and signage across the department.
• Assist customers with friendly, efficient service.
• Support sampling programs and maintain sample areas.
• Follow health, sanitation and safety procedures.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Follow instructions

Sell proactively

Learn product knowledge

Time management

Work ethic

Quality & freshness checks

Environment adaptability

Tools

Box cutters

Electric pallet jack

Job description

# Grocery AssociateHot JobThe Turnip Truck (Broadway) - Nashville, TN 37203Start Date 10/12/2026End Date 11/15/2026## Description**Purpose**: A Grocery Clerk is responsible for receiving and preparing product, maintaining the Grocery floor and displays, and selling product in support of regional Grocery standards. You will ensure a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service to customers and team members.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES* Give every customer immediate and undivided attention. Surprise and delight the customers with consistent, delicious food.* Ensure a fresh and appealing display by keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked by front-facing, checking codes, rotating, and removing out-of-date products.* Maintain accurate department signage and pricing.* Stock and clean grocery shelves, bulk bins, frozen and dairy case.* Maintain back stock in good order.* Keep Grocery department clean, sweep floors and maintain sweep logs.* Assist with sampling program, keeping sample areas full, clean, and appealing.* Follow and comply with all applicable health and sanitation procedures and adhere to safe work practices.* Operate and sanitize all Grocery equipment in a safe and proper manner.* This job posting is intended to describe the general requirements for the performance of this job. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Leadership may assign other duties not listed here.REQUIREMENTS* Previous Grocery experience preferred.* Excellent communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team; ability to communicate effectively with customers.* Ability to follow instructions and procedures.* Ability to sell proactively.* Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in department.* Effective time management skills.* Strong work ethic and integrity.* Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness.* Ability to work in a wet and cold environment.* Available for flexible scheduling to meet the needs of the department.* Use of box cutters.* Use of electric pallet jacks or other heavy machinery.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS* Stand and walk for extended periods.* Bend and stoop to grasp objects and climb ladders. Bend and twist neck and waist, reach above and below shoulders and squat.* Bend and lift loads, not to exceed 50 pounds. Push and pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds.* Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.* Environmental exposure to extreme temperatures (coolers, ovens, freezer, outdoors, etc.)DISCLAIMER: The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, requirements, and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or work environment change.