PT Perishable Associate

Food Lion; West Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Lion in West Columbia, SC is seeking a Perishable Department Associate to provide quality customer service, maintain product freshness, and support daily store operations.

You will handle deliveries, rotate stock, and ensure proper display and cleanliness of meat, dairy, and frozen items while following company policies and safety guidelines.

Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are essential, along with the ability to learn store systems and work with a team to achieve targets.

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; able to meet physical requirements

Responsibilities

• Maintain fast, friendly, and accurate customer service to create a positive shopping experience
• Courteous and helpful to other associates
• Understand and use store tools such as ACIS and CAO for inventory and ordering
• Receive deliveries, code where applicable, rotate and stock merchandise
• Ensure ordering, receiving, preparation, conditioning and displaying of merchandise follows policies
• Maintain product levels in meat, lunchmeat, frozen, dairy, ice cream sections
• Wrap, label, weigh and stock meat case; assemble and clean grinder as needed
• Clean and sanitize the department; adhere to safety guidelines
• Observe advertising materials and maintain department layout standards
• Report accidents and comply with local, state and federal regulations

Skills

Excellent interpersonal

Organizational skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

ACIS

CAO

Job description

Category/Area of Expertise: Retail Operations

Job Requisition: 537595

Address: USA-SC-West Columbia-2250 Sunset Blvd

Store Code: Store 00390 Market (7209531)

Food Lion has been providing an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience to the communities we serve since 1957. Today, our 82,000 associates serve more than 10 million customers a week across 10 southeastern and mid-Atlantic states.

Primary Purpose

Provide quality customer service within the Perishable Department. Responsible for maintaining standards in accordance with the standard practice manual, maximizing sales through excellent customer service and minimizing shrink through proper utilization of standard practice.

Duties And 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; average cost inventory system (ACIS) and ordering (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
• 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 to the Manager on Duty
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations
• Wear the Food Lion uniform with apron, complete with name badge, when on duty, has a neat and clean appearance while adhering to the Food Lion dress code
• Successfully complete Computer Based Training (CBT), Training Packet and Training Aid courses
• Perform all other duties as assigned

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 functionsMust be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations

Physical Requirements

• Ability to use computers and other communication systems required to perform job functions
• Perform repetitive hand and arm motions
• Bend and lift products weighing up to 15 lbs. continuously, 25 lbs. frequently, and 50 lbs. on occasion
• Pull or push up to 75 lbs. on occasion
• Stand 100% of the time, frequently walking short distances
• Be able to handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning and packaging materials
• Frequent reaching and grasping at waist level: occasionally above shoulder or below waist level
• Meet established volume activity standards for the position
• Tolerate working in extreme hot/cold temperatures for up to 20 minutes at a time

Food Lion provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions) national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or gender expression or any other characteristic protected by law.