Utility Clerk

Job Summary

Maintains acceptable store conditions according to Company standards. Engages with customers, transports groceries, locates products and conducts price verifications. Performs various customer service duties while maintaining a safe and sanitary shopping environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Builds product displays and maintains attractive product presentation by assembling product in allotted space, removing cardboard from shelves as product is purchased and placing into bailer.
• Collects shopping carts and stores them in the cart corral. Keeps parking lot free of trash and debris; communicates with management any incidents, actions, or concerns occurring on store premises.
• Maintains full stock conditions on grocery display racks and shelves.
• Promotes product sales through active customer engagement.
• Takes precaution when handling objects to avoid damage to products, property, etc.
• Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures. Complies with all Company policies and procedures.
• Maintains friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, and transporting groceries as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to remain courteous with customers at all times.
• Ability to effectively communicate (in written and verbal form) with customers and partners.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to operate manual and electric pallet jack (partners 18 yrs.+).
• Ability to safely work with sharp objects such as knives, box cutters, etc.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and holidays.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Typically involves on the job training.
• Minimum of 18 years of age required to operate equipment.

Physical Demands

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
• Continuously required to talk and hear.
• Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching or handling.
• Continuously required to stand or walk.
• Frequently required to use strenuous finger and hand movements.
• Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs.
• Occasionally required to bend, kneel, squat, or stoop.
• Attendance at work is required.

Work Context and Environment

• Work is generally performed in a retail store.
• Frequently exposed to outside temperatures and weather.
• Frequently exposed to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents.
• Noise level varies.