Grocery Assistant

Grocery Assist

Reports Directly to:

Store Director, Assistant Store Director, Grocery Manager

Directs:

Stock Crew Leader, Receiver, Stockers, Dairy/Frozen

Pyramid Foods Team Objective

Pyramid Foods believes in supporting our local communities and is dedicated to providing our customers and employees quality food and service at the best prices! In this friendly, flexible team environment, you will play an important role in helping us to provide outstanding service in a clean and friendly atmosphere. Your role as a leader in the store will be to empower associates and solve problems through critical thinking. Additional requirements are to maintain a well-stocked, well merchandised store.

Daily Operations

• Providing exceptional service to all clientele
• Becoming knowledgeable in the Store Director's and Grocery Manager position in the event of absence, sickness, vacation, etc. through training & updated policies
• Assisting with Grocery orders and grocery shelving conditions
• Removing discontinued items and adding in new items
• Assisting the pricing coordinator in pricing and sign integrity throughout the grocery department
• Daily maintenance of backroom, grocery shelving, frozen, and dairy departments

Employees

• Properly training and developing employees to ensure a stable, qualified work force by leading them and providing them the tools for success
• Scheduling of grocery department employees
• Directing stock crew on inventory control, backroom conditions, and ordering
• Maintaining an honest ethical relationship with team members, vendors, and suppliers
• Maintaining a disciplined, non-offensive work environment using critical thinking skills, providing conflict resolution, and providing clear communication to the team

Company Standards

• Communicating with the appropriate office management and staying educated and updated on all company policies and training procedures
• Maintaining records which comply with all government regulations and company policy
• Compliance with all company policies, including dress and name tag enforcement

Basic Functions and Physical Requirements:

Must be able to lift 60 lb. boxes on occasion and/or exert 25-60 lbs. of force frequently and/or 10/20 lbs. of force constantly while moving and handling materials and products. Must have dexterous use of both hands. Must be able to stand and move about to various workstations. Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull items so that objects move toward areas of use. Must be able to use knives and other sharp instruments utilized in the preparation of food items and/or removing product from boxes.

This is medium work requiring good, corrected vision, hearing, lifting, carrying, stooping, kneeling, standing, reaching, pushing, pulling and the ability to work on floors that sometimes become slippery.