Perishables Specialist: Fresh Food & Customer Experience

Food Lion; Orangeburg (SC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion in Orangeburg is seeking a Perishable Department Associate to provide quality customer service and maintain department standards. You will handle receiving, stocking, rotating merchandise, and assisting customers with a fast, friendly, and accurate shopping experience.

The role requires following Food Lion policies, safety guidelines, and using department tools to manage inventory and display products.

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
• 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
• Assemble, disassemble, and clean the grinder as requested or needed
• Properly clean and sanitize the department
• Maintains variety and layout standards
• Ensure that all advertising and sales promotion materials applicable to the department are properly utilized
• Maintain a complete understanding of and adherence to company guidelines, policies and standard practice
• Understand and follow Food Safety and Workplace Safety guidelines and procedures
• Observe and correct all unsafe conditions that could cause associate or customer accidents
• Report all associate and customer accidents in accordance with established Food Lion procedures
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations
• Wear the Food Lion uniform with apron, complete with name badge, when on duty
• Successfully complete CBT, Training Packet and Training Aid courses
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Skills

Customer Service

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Food Lion in Orangeburg is seeking a Perishable Department Associate to provide quality customer service and maintain department standards. You will handle receiving, stocking, rotating merchandise, and assisting customers with a fast, friendly, and accurate shopping experience.

The role requires following Food Lion policies, safety guidelines, and using department tools to manage inventory and display products.