Grocery Stock (Part-time)

Job Description:

The stocker/receiver is responsible for multiple forms of deliveries and ensuring their flow into the store by checking in product, organizing items, and ensuring timely and correct stocking of displays throughout the store. They check packing slips/invoices across delivered product and note discrepancies to the appropriate department manager or buyer. They ensure items are rotated by date, unsellable items are pulled and fulfill stocking needs.

Starting Wage $14.52/hr

Essential Functions of all GreenTree Co-op Market Positions:

• Customer service - Provides friendly, inclusive, respectful, helpful customer service by projecting an approachable presence, greeting and thanking each customer. Responds promptly and knowledgeably to customer questions about Co-op policies and products and refers customers to other employees/resources as needed.
• Appearance - Wears the GreenTree Co-op Market required uniform of the department as to be identifiable to customers and maintains the uniform in professional, clean, and orderly appearance. Keeps work areas clean, organized and sanitary.
• Safety - Works efficiently and in a safe manner, following safety procedures.
• Work Ethic - Takes initiative and works as part of a team. Asks coworkers for assistance as needed and provides help as needed.
• Continues to learn and develop knowledge of the position, co-op, and industry.
• Demonstrates regular and dependable attendance.
• Follows all department and store SOPs.
• Able to clearly explain how Co-op Ownership functions, promotes Ownership and the benefits of becoming a Co-op Owner.

Essential Functions of the Receiver Position:

• Becomes familiar with the Co-op’s policies in order to answer customer questions. Refer unresolved questions or problems to a manager or appropriate staff member.
• Knows the store layout and is aware of products in each department.
• Stocks items with proper date rotation in the correct department and shelf locations without overcrowding.
• Receives shipments and trucks according to procedures and organizes back stock.
• Notes and reports if any items are delivered in subpar or unsellable condition and checks the invoices against the products delivered.
• Processes items to be returned to vendors by keeping an organized credit shelf and culls those that do not need to be sent back.
• Maintains expiring product lists and pulls items as needed according to procedure.
• Labels items correctly and neatly when needed with price tags.
• Ensures payment is received by COD vendors.
• Maintains a log of deliveries.
• Trains as needed on pallet jacks and other equipment.
• Knows local items, knows sales periods, sales items, processes special orders, and retrieves special orders for customers.
• Maintains receiving area, back stock, and stocking carts in clean, orderly, and sanitized manner.
• Knows common food designations including, but not limited to: Gluten-Free, Organic, Vegan, and Non-GMO/Bioengineered.
• Fills curbside orders as needed.
• Attends all staff meetings and scheduled inventory counts.
• Performs other tasks assigned by department managers.
• Maintains store rugs and mats in clean and neat condition as well as spot sweeps areas and mops as needed throughout the day using store-safe procedures.
• Checks and maintains refuse and recycle bins both in and outside the store throughout the day.
• Ensures regular maintenance schedules are performed on time.

Additional Qualifications:

Part-time schedule based around product delivery schedules including weekends, occasional nights, and some holidays.

Experience:

• Required: Ability to work with a diverse group of people and ideas
• Required: Attention to detail and accuracy
• Preferred: Some knowledge of natural/organic/conventional grocery items
• Preferred: Some knowledge of GreenTree Co-op Market’s product offerings

Skills:

• Required: Demonstrated customer service skills, including ability to project friendly, outgoing presence
• Required: Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Required: Ability to handle multiple tasks and demands calmly and in priority
• Required: Regular and predictable attendance
• Required: Computer skills including Word, Excel, Email, etc.
• Required: Demonstrated ability to work well with others in fast-paced team environment
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to deal respectfully with challenging people

Essential Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• Prolonged moving on the sales floor and in receiving areas
• Ability to perform continuous fine work and gripping with hands
• Able to read small print
• Frequent reaching, bending, twisting, and rotating
• Ability to lift 30lbs repeatedly, up to 50lbs occasionally
• Ability to work outdoors, sometimes under extreme temperature and weather conditions
• Ability to move around the sales floor and parking areas efficiently and safely
• Ability to operate necessary equipment including phone system, computer system, box cutters, pallet jack, hand cart, and others
• Regular exposure to common food allergens

Additional Benefits

• Staff discount with every purchase
• House charge account (I.O.U.)
• Health insurance for full-time employees
• Paid Time Off for full-time employees
• Select paid holiday meals
• Free coffee & tea

This job description is a general description of job functions. It is not intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees are expected to perform tasks as assigned by leadership, regardless of job title or routine job duties. GreenTree Co-op Market reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business operations or work environment change.

GreenTree Co-op Market is an equal opportunity employer. We therefore support and uphold a policy of equal opportunity for all staff without regard to race, color, sex, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual preference, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, height, weight, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $14.52 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Night shift

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person