Cart Associate

Job Summary of Cart Associate:

The primary duty of a Cart Associate at ShopRite involves gathering and bringing back carts or carriages from the parking area and aiding shoppers with their purchases whenever necessary. By fulfilling this function, you contribute to the effectiveness of the front-end processes, emphasizing the importance of tidiness, structure, and superior customer care.

Responsibilities of Cart Associate:

• Gather vacant shopping carts from designated spots in the parking lot and transport them to the designated storage zones within the store.
• Uphold a pristine and well-arranged setting for work or shopping, ensuring safety within and outside the store.
• Clean out carts before bringing them back to the store.
• - Provide assistance to patrons by loading their grocery items into their cars as needed.
• Extend a friendly greeting to each client and ensure they receive timely, polite aid.
• Adhere to the organization's procedures regarding the treatment of faulty or restockable merchandise, emphasizing the significance of perishable products and their expiration dates.
• Advocate for customers to participate in current philanthropic campaigns via their purchases.
• Confirm the prices and familiarize yourself with the placement of merchandise in the store.
• Immediately inform management of any equipment malfunctions or safety hazards that are identified.
• Follow the organization's regulations regarding personal presentation, encompassing the necessity of donning the prescribed uniform, badge, and any hair covering specified by the policy.
• Follow QA protocols for hand hygiene and wear protective gloves while working with food.
• Comply with regulations from the local, state, and federal authorities regarding the front-end operation.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies, procedures, safety regulations, and sanitation guidelines.
• Employ and sustain equipment as mandated by the department.
• Adhere to the key guidelines at ShopRite, which include putting Safety, Friendliness, Presentation, and Efficiency at the forefront of all responsibilities.
• Expect to stand and be mobile throughout the designated shift, which might go over 8 hours daily.
• Perform frequent handling, pushing, pulling, and turning of items that can weigh up to 25 lbs., occasionally reaching up to 50 lbs.
• It is important to uphold punctuality and regular attendance.
• Complete extra shifts as designated.
• Engage in teamwork and fulfill various responsibilities as delegated.

Qualifications of Cart Associate:

• Must be 18 years or older to operate balers, hi-los, power jacks, and slicing machines.
• Ability to read, write, speak, analyze, interpret, and understand the English language proficiently.
• Ability to perform basic math.
• Ability to stand, bend, twist, reach, push, and pull throughout the shift.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions for extended periods.
• Ability to interact with customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Ability to tolerate dust and cleaning agents during routine housekeeping duties.
• Ability to work all assigned work schedules and comply with all time and attendance policies.

We are living our Purpose – To Care Deeply about People, Helping them to Eat Well and Be Happy. This Purpose guides everything we do and is why we are in business. We are using our service priorities – Safety, Friendliness, Presentation, and Efficiency to help us make decisions at work every day and are critical to the success of our business goals.