Perishable Department Specialist - Fresh Foods & Service

Food Lion; Canton (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion in Canton, NC is seeking a Perishable Department team member to deliver fast, friendly, and accurate customer service while maintaining department standards.

You will handle receiving, stocking meat and dairy, rotate stock, follow safety guidelines, and use tools like ACIS and CAO as needed. Physical duties include standing long hours and lifting up to 50 lbs.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and adherence to company policies; prior retail or perishables experience is a plus.

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 problems.
• Must 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.

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.
• Understand and use company tools such as ACIS and CAO.
• Receive deliveries, code where applicable, rotate and put in appropriate storage area.
• Ensure that ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning and displaying of merchandise is done in accordance with policies and guidelines.
• Maintain proper product levels in all areas within the Perishable Department including meat, lunchmeat, frozen, dairy, ice cream.
• Process beef and grinds as directed from the planned production tool and as requested or needed.
• Wrap, label, weigh and stock meat case as requested or needed.
• Clean and sanitize the department and maintain layout standards.
• Observe and correct unsafe conditions and report accidents per Food Lion procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Education

High school graduate or equivalent

Tools

ACIS

CAO

Job description

Food Lion in Canton, NC is seeking a Perishable Department team member to deliver fast, friendly, and accurate customer service while maintaining department standards.

You will handle receiving, stocking meat and dairy, rotate stock, follow safety guidelines, and use tools like ACIS and CAO as needed. Physical duties include standing long hours and lifting up to 50 lbs.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and adherence to company policies; prior retail or perishables experience is a plus.