SPECIALTY CLERK (45410)

Overall Compensation & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance packages - FT employees
• 401k plan – Employer matching
• Paid time off accruals
• 20% Employee discount
• Free Box Items for employees
• Performance reviews (30-day, 6-month, Annual)
• Quarterly Bonus*
• Happy Hour Bonus*
• Birthday Bonus*

*For more information, please contact us, and we will be happy to answer any questions about this benefit.

General Purpose: To provide customer service in a friendly and professional manner that consistently follows the Customer Service Standards, to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction by properly handling all inquiries, orders, special orders and returns, and to assist in creating an abundant, well-stocked Specialty Department that is clean, organized, and appealing.

Essential Duties:

• Proactively assist customers within the guidelines outlined in our Customer Service Standards
• Assist customers with special requests or needs, including customer returns and special orders.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment according to Health Department regulations
• Maintain Specialty Department through proper pricing, stocking, facing, rotation, cleaning, storage, organization, and creative merchandising.
• Reduce loss by properly recording all merchandise returns, damaged products, spoilage, and breakage.
• Cut, wrap, price and merchandise imported and domestic cheese.
• Gain knowledge of products, promotions, pairing of wine, cheese and beer and issues relevant to the Natural Foods Industry, and utilize this knowledge to assist our customers, without violating FDA guidelines restricting prescribing and/or diagnosing.

Other Responsibilities:

• Promptly respond to ‘bagging assistance’ pages.
• Maintain accurate and appropriate signage and request shelf tags when needed.
• Use box cutter, baler and all other equipment properly.
• Know store layout/product location to refer the customer to the appropriate aisle when asked.
• Attend scheduled Grocery/Specialty Department meetings and all store meetings.
• Assist other staff members in achieving the goals of the Department and the store.
• Assist with inventory as needed.
• Adhere to all store policies as outlined by the Grocery/Specialty Manager, Staff Member Handbook and Injury and Illness Prevention Plan.

Work Environment:

• Ability to work under a variety of conditions, including cold temperatures for extended periods of time.