Paleteria Clerk Part Time #02 La Habra

Northgate Markets; La Habra (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Northgate Market is looking for a Paleteria clerk in La Habra, CA. The successful candidate will assist customers by preparing and packaging food products while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and inventory management.

Applicants should be physically able to handle food, respond to emergencies, and comply with safety regulations. This position requires strong customer service skills and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide customer assistance in a prompt manner.
• Experience in food handling and preparation.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist in receiving and unloading merchandise.
• Wait on customers by slicing, cutting, and packaging food products.
• Maintain cleaning and sanitary standards in the department.

Skills

Customer service

Inventory management

Food preparation

Cash handling

Job description

Store # 02
1305 W Whittier Blvd
La Habra, CA 90631, USA

As a Paleteria clerk you will provide customer assistance in a prompt and diligent manner as well as assist in the different production areas of the department. Additionally, you will collaborate with your peers to contribute to the department’s overall image and success.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in receiving and unloading of merchandise when necessary
• Take stock to storage or shelf areas;
• Maintain inventory conditions and/or communicate spoilage problems
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods
• Wait on customers including slicing, cutting, weighing, packaging labeling and charging food products
• Follow proper cash register procedures to checkout customers.
• Assist in the preparation of food products;
• Comply with safety policies and procedures
• Assist in training other associates as needed
• Greet all customers and provide them with prompt and courteous service
• Maintain and promote new items and weekly specials;
• Always keep refrigerated cases and other displays stocked and properly faced in accordance with department standards;
• Display merchandise in an attractive, appealing, neat and colorful manner;
• Keep perishable merchandise rotated in accordance with department policy and product code dates and pull all out‑of‑code merchandise; following FIFO Rules (first in first out)
• Maintain a regular cleaning and sanitation program in compliance with store policy, department standards and state and local health regulations on a regular, ongoing basis;
• Assist in keeping all food preparation, display and storage areas clean, clear and in good order;
• Respond promptly to emergencies or potential safety hazards;
• Use and maintain equipment in good working order;
• Immediately advise department manager of any maintenance or equipment problems including temperature failure in refrigerated cases and display units.
• Take action to control shrinkage and pilferage losses; observe security standards by staying alert and being aware of customer actions and behavior; report to manager or security any abnormal behavior;
• Maintain good communications with co‑workers and throughout the organization;
• Perform other duties and assignments as directed;

REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all of the duties described in the preceding in an efficient and competent manner. The requirements and conditions listed below are representative of the minimum levels of knowledge, skill, experience, and/or ability required. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

Physical Demands and Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; and use the hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or controls;
• The employee must frequently walk, talk or hear, and reach with the hands and arms; occasionally, the employee must crouch or kneel;
• The employee must occasionally exert or lift up to 50 pounds carrying boxes of records and forms and frequently exert or lift moderate amounts of weight;
• Successful performance requires specific vision abilities that include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The job requires the ability to travel.
• The work environment is that typical of a retail store. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• Must be able to work within cool/ refrigerated areas for long periods of time.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the 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 to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.

Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Your Right to Work – In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Northgate Markets will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Ban the Box Law).