Stocker - Perishables

Jetro Restaurant Depot; Alsip (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vacation, Sick & Personal PTO

Union Benefits & Annuity

Job summary

Restaurant Depot in Alsip, IL is seeking a Stocker - Perishables to provide prompt customer service and stock shelves in a fast-paced warehouse environment. You will also assist with inventory rotation and maintain clean, safe work areas.

The role requires handling loads and complying with HACCP regulations, with 8–10 hour shifts, full/part-time options, and union benefits. This position is on-site in a wholesale distribution setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse stocking and customer service is preferred.
• Ability to follow HACCP guidelines and safety procedures.
• Capable of standing for long periods and lifting up to 60 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, courteous customer service on the floor.
• Stock products on shelves and refresh displays as needed.
• Front-face items and organize shelves for easy access.
• Conduct inspections to meet HACCP standards.
• Review inventory to rotate stock and reduce shrinkage.
• Ensure shelf prices reflect current pricing.
• Maintain clean, safe work areas and report hazards.
• Coordinate with Hi-Lo operators to keep floor stocked and safe.
• Notify supervisors of low or out-of-stock items.

Skills

Customer service

Stocking shelves

Inventory checks

HACCP compliance

Safety awareness

Hi-Lo operation

Shelf maintenance

Tools

Hi-Lo forklift

Pallet jacks

Job description

Job Details

Position Title: Stocker - Perishables

Department: Deli

Supervisor: Deli Manager

FLSA: Full/Part Time, Hourly, 8-10 Hour Shifts, Union

Restaurant Depot is a wholesale cash-and-carry foodservice distributor. Our mission is to provide our customers with Savings, Selection & Service, 7 Days a Week. Our customers are a targeted group: independent restaurants, caterers, and not-for-profits. We offer these customers the right products, at competitive prices, in the quantities they need, every day of the week. We are a privately-owned, multi-billion-dollar company and operate 150+ warehouses & distribution centers in 37 states.

Position Summary

Responsible for providing prompt and courteous customer service, stocking product on shelves, and maintaining clean and safe work areas throughout the warehouse.

Essential Functions

• Provides prompt, courteous, and friendly customer service.
• Removes boxes from pallets and places them on shelves as well as opens boxes and removes single items to re-stock shelves
• Organizes and front faces items on shelves
• Perform the proper inspections to meet HACCP regulations
• Assists in the review of inventory for product rotation daily to prevent shrinkage and damages.
• Ensures that shelf pricing is correct and reflects the most recent pricing
• Follows program to maintain the cleanliness of the warehouse by a regular maintenance schedule of scrubbing and pulling out pallets and cleaning underneath.
• Continuously reviews status of department floors for safety hazards. Promptly and safely handles any spills and removes any trash such as plastic wrap, plastic ties, pieces of wood or any other trash gets immediately removed from the floor and discarded appropriately.
• Works with Hi-Lo operators to ensure that the selling floor remains stocked & safe by promptly returning overstock pallets to the overhead reserves.
• Promptly informs supervisors of any low stock/out of stock merchandise.

Physical Demands Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Walking/standing on concrete up to 10 hours/day
• Frequently turning, standing, reaching, stooping, and/or bending
• Frequently pushing/pulling objects 500 to 1,500 lbs.
• Frequently lifting/carrying objects more than 60 lbs.

Work Environment

• Requires frequent exposure to cold/freezing temperatures
• Equipment in motion (forklifts, electric pallet jacks, scooters)
• Performs other work-related duties as required and assigned.
• May be required to work in other departments as needed.

Benefits Include

• Company Paid Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
• Vacation, Sick & Personal PTO
• Other Union Benefits including Annuity

Job Ref #: ebfb5402-9b80-4678-adab-2866a7e3454b

Date Posted: 2024-11-06