Variety Stock Clerk

## Description

**JOB PURPOSE:**

The Variety Stock Clerk is responsible for receiving, organizing, pricing, preparing, and stocking merchandise while maintaining clean, sanitary, and organized work and display areas in compliance with Pay-Less and regulatory standards.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required but is not intended to be a conclusive list. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• May receive, identify, organize, tag, label, document, package, wrap, seal, price, prepare, cut, slice, serve, gather, group, separate, rotate, and/or otherwise record product in work area of concern.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitary conditions of work, staging, storage, and display area – ensuring Pay-Less and regulatory agency standards are met and exceeded.
• Puts into practice knowledge is cognizant of advertising, programs, projects, policies, practice, procedures, rules and regulations and correspondingly answers customers questions.
• Assists with product preparation for next business day.
• Assists with disposing of product waster resultant of preparatory procedures.
• Provides assistance relative to monthly and fiscal inventories.
• May provide input and/or compile documentation for record keeping information relative to product “on-hand”, product needed, “out-date” product, damage and spoilage.
• Displays good customer service skills.
• Directs customers to the proper location when asked where items can be found.

# **ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**

• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

## Qualifications
**EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS:**

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Valid Health Certificate.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:**

• Must be able to uphold our company’s mission statement.
• Work flexible work schedule.
• Good customer service skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for interacting with staff and customers.
• Capability to lift heavy items and work in cold environments for extended periods.

**SAFETY & HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES:**

Pay-Less Markets is committed to providing and maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy work environment for all employees and customers. As part of this commitment, Pay-Less Markets has developed safety, security and occupational health policies, practices, and standards.

With this understanding, all employees are required to: Adhere to all local and federal safety and environmental codes, ordinances, standards and laws; adhere to all Pay-Less Markets and local safety plans, policies, practices and standards; be aware of and follow all safety rules of your work site; report any unsafe conditions or accidents to your supervisor and participate in mandatory or available safety training.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:**

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee should have the physical ability to lift heavy items (up to 50 lbs) and stand for long periods. The employee must be comfortable working in a cold environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and respond to customers and employees. The employee frequently is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

**WORK ENVIRONMENT:**

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to hot and cold atmospheric conditions.