STOCKER

Houchens Food Group; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Houchens Food Group in Bowling Green, KY, is seeking a Stock Clerk to receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise, stock shelves, and arrange displays to attract customers.

The role may involve counting stock, verifying shipments, and assisting store management with merchandising and daily chores to keep the sales floor organized and customer-friendly.

Qualifications

• Less than high school education
• No prior experience necessary
• Access to a phone at all times; basic math; able to work in cooler 34–20 degrees; read, write, speak, hear and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
• Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by store manager/assistant manager.
• Give all customers friendly, courteous and prompt service.
• Stock shelves, coolers, displays, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise and keep them full and fronted.
• Receive, open, unpack and issue sales floor merchandise.
• Clean and maintain display cases, shelves, equipment and aisles.
• Compare merchandise invoices to items received to ensure shipments are correct.
• Record shift hours; sign time sheet.
• Discuss stock problems with store manager/assistant manager.
• Perform tasks as assigned by store manager/assistant manager.

Skills

Accountability

Communication

Customer Oriented

Detail Oriented

Goal Oriented

Honesty / Integrity

Organized

Reliability

Responsible

Team Building

Time Management

Education

Less than high school education

Job description

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise. Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with merchandise and arrange merchandise displays to attract customers. May periodically take physical count of stock.

Essential Functions

• Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
• Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by store manager and/or assistant manager.
• Give all customers friendly, courteous and prompt service.
• Stock shelves, coolers, displays, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise
• and maintain them by keeping them full and fronted at all times.
• Receive, open, unpack and issue sales floor merchandise.
• Properly clean and maintain display cases, shelves, equipment and aisles.
• Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.
• Properly record all shift hours worked. Verify and sign time sheet.
• Discuss problems concerning the stock with the store manager and/or assistant manager.
• Perform specific tasks as assigned by the store manager and or assistant manager.

Requirements

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Team Building - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

Education

Less than high school education

Experience

No prior experience necessary

Other Requirements

Required to have access to a phone at all times, able to perform basic math calculations, able to enter and work in a cooler at a temperature of 34 to 20 degrees for minutes at a time and must be able to read, write, speak, hear and understand the English language.

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Physical Abilities Lift /Carry
• Stand C (Constantly) 10 lbs or less C (Constantly)
• Walk C (Constantly) 11-20 lbs C (Constantly)
• Sit O (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs C (Constantly)
• Handling / Fingering C (Constantly) 51-100 lbs F (Frequently)
• Reach Outward C (Constantly) Over 100 lbs F (Frequently)
• Reach Above Shoulder C (Constantly)
• Climb F (Frequently)
• Crawl F (Frequently)
• Squat or Kneel F (Frequently)
• Bend F (Frequently)
• Push / Pull
• 12 lbs or less C (Constantly)
• 13-25 lbs C (Constantly)
• 26-40 lbs F (Frequently)
• 41-100 lbs F (Frequently)
• N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
• O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
• F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
• C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.

Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.