Overnight Grocery Associate

The Winn-Dixie Company; Inverness (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Winn-Dixie Company in Inverness, MS, is looking for a team member to assist the department manager in achieving sales goals. Responsibilities include creating a welcoming environment for customers while ensuring product availability and freshness. The ideal candidate will have strong customer service and communication skills, a high school diploma, and some supervisory experience. The role requires working in varied physical conditions, with lifting requirements up to 50 lbs and carrying up to 250 lbs. Join us for a dynamic work experience!

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Authorization to work in the United States or ability to obtain the same.
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background check.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming environment for customers.
• Promote teamwork among associates.
• Maintain inventory and report discrepancies.

Skills

Strong customer service skills

Motivational skills

Exceptional communication skills

Education

High School / GED

Tools

General office equipment

Material handling equipment

Job description

Job Summary

Assists the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department. Replenishes product throughout the store during overnight hours. Increases customer confidence and loyalty by promoting and executing consistent and compliant operating conditions. Provides fresh and appealing products, courteous, knowledgeable and prompt service. Values diversity and supports an inclusive environment by embracing the backgrounds and experiences of the team.

Essential Responsibilities

• Service (70%) – Creates an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated to help build and retain customer confidence and loyalty. Ensures the department is merchandised per plan. Delivers daily conditions that meet the company’s expectations for at‑shelf product availability, freshness, product rotation, inventory levels, stocking—including maintaining POG integrity, shelf price tags/signage, ordering and cooler/freezer conditioning. Offers customers assistance in finding or suggesting products.
• Leadership (10%) – Promotes trust and respect among associates by collaborating, promoting teamwork, and communicating company, department, and job‑specific information. Adheres to all local, state, and federal laws, and company guidelines.
• Financial (10%) – Maintains an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and reports any discrepancies in inventory. Reviews/inspects products for quality and freshness and takes appropriate action. Ensures product is held at the proper temperature per food safety guidelines and retains documentation of temperature logs per policy.
• Compliance / Safety (10%) – Ensures company standards for safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation and productivity are maintained. Adheres to all regulatory compliance requirements pertaining to food safety, USDA & COOL. Executes product recalls and withdrawals in a timely manner, reinforces safety programs, reports unsafe conditions, and ensures Hazardous Assessments are posted and PPE is available and utilized.
• Disclaimer – Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required Education: High School / GED
• Languages: English (required), Spanish (preferred)
• Relevant Experience: Supervisory Experience 0‑3 yrs minimum
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
  • Must be 18 years of age.
  • Authorization to work in the United States or ability to obtain the same.
  • Successful completion of pre‑employment drug testing and background check.
  • Strong customer service skills.
  • Exceptional interpersonal, motivational and communication skills.

Environmental Factors

Retail – General Heavy. Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand or walk on various types of flooring, utilize manual dexterity, talk, see, hear, smell and perform repetitive movements. Frequently required to reach at waist level or overhead, carry, push, or lift loads. Occasionally required to sit, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and climb up to 30 ft. Working Conditions: Indoors, outdoors, cold, freezing, heated, wet/humid. Safety Risk Factors: Twist back or neck, walk on slippery or cluttered floor, work with hazardous equipment and be exposed to sharp objects, loud noise, skin irritants, nuisance dust, fumes, sprays, hazardous cleaning solutions, toxins. Required Equipment: cleaning supplies and equipment, general office equipment, register, pricing gun, scales, scanner, various material handling equipment. PPE: Goggles, gloves, back brace. Lifting Requirement: 50 lbs. Pulling Requirement: 250 lbs.

Travel Percent & Overnight

Travel Percent: No. Overnight: Occasional.

Shift(s)

Overall varied shifts.