Stocker - Perishables

Jetro / Restaurant Depot; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Paid Medical Insurance

Vacation & PTO

Union benefits including Annuity

Job summary

Restaurant Depot in Urbandale, IA is seeking a Stocker - Perishables to stock shelves, assist customers, and maintain clean, safe work areas in the Deli department.

This full/part-time, hourly position requires handling cold storage, operating equipment, and following HACCP procedures; union benefits and comprehensive insurance are included.

Qualifications

• Stocking and organizing perishables on shelves.
• Assist customers and provide prompt service.
• Follow HACCP/safety guidelines and maintain a clean work area.

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, courteous customer service.
• Stock shelves by removing boxes from pallets and placing items on shelves.
• Front-face and rotate products; ensure accurate shelf pricing and cleanliness.
• Maintain safe work areas and follow HACCP regulations.
• Assist Hi-Lo operators to keep selling floor stocked and safe.
• Notify supervisors of low stock or out-of-stock items.

Job description

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:

1. Provides prompt, courteous, and friendly customer service.
2. Removes boxes from pallets and places them on shelves as well as opens boxes and removes single items to re‑stock shelves
3. Organizes and front faces items on shelves
4. Perform the proper inspections to meet HACCP regulations
5. Assists in the review of inventory for product rotation daily to prevent shrinkage and damages.
6. Ensures that shelf pricing is correct and reflects the most recent pricing
7. Follows program to maintain the cleanliness of the warehouse by a regular maintenance schedule of scrubbing and pulling out pallets and cleaning underneath.
8. 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.
9. Works with Hi-Lo operators to ensure that the selling floor remains stocked & safe by promptly returning overstock pallets to the overhead reserves.
10. Promptly informs supervisors of any low stock/out of stock merchandise.

Physical demands include, but are not limited to:

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

Work Environment:

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

Benefits Include:

1. Company Paid Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
2. Vacation, Sick & Personal PTO
3. Other Union Benefits including Annuity