Inventory Clerk

Job Summary of Inventory Clerk:

As a Inventory Clerk, your key responsibilities revolve around the secure and productive unloading and stocking of products in the grocery section, coupled with delivering outstanding customer service. It is essential to adhere to company policies, food safety guidelines, and hygiene protocols to ensure the smooth operation of the store and help maintain a well-maintained and visually pleasing environment in the department. Additionally, your support may be needed for tasks like handling deliveries, managing stock, and offering respectful aid to customers and team members.

Responsibilities of Inventory Clerk:

• Follow approved procedures for receiving, code dating, storing, price marking, arranging, and restocking products to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Unload and secure received products in appropriate storage areas using power or hand jacks, carts, U-boats, or bossies as needed.
• Block and face all products in accordance with Company policy or as assigned.
• Ensure that featured sale merchandise is attractively signed to stimulate sales.
• Handle all product not worked to the shelf according to department standards.
• Utilize CGO and handheld terminal to maintain and order merchandise to keep product in stock.
• Maintain a clean, neat, organized, and safe work environment.
• Maintain sanitation and QA standards, including sweeping, mopping, and removing cardboard and refuse as needed.
• Operate a baler or compactor in accordance with safety guidelines.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Local, State, and Federal regulations related to Night Crew operations.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Company rules, policies, safety requirements, and security standards.
• Lift, pull, push, and rotate merchandise weighing 25 lbs., and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Unload trucks and transport merchandise to the Grocery Department as needed.
• Stand in the designated work area for the duration of the scheduled shift, which may exceed 8 hours per day.
• Check prices and be knowledgeable about the location of items in the store.
• Understand and adhere to Company shrink guidelines related to departmental operations.
• Follow Company procedures for reclamation and the disposal of cardboard and plastic.
• Maintain communication within the department and with store leadership.
• Assist the Department Manager as needed.
• Dress and groom according to Company policy, including uniform, name badge, and hair restraint requirements.
• Perform duties in accordance with QA hand washing standards and use disposable gloves when handling food.
• Greet all Customers and provide them with prompt, courteous service and assistance.
• Observe all safety regulations when operating equipment.
• Handle damaged or return-to-stock products according to Company policy, prioritizing perishable and date-sensitive items.
• Check refrigeration equipment for proper performance and report any failure immediately (where applicable).
• Be knowledgeable about the various types of products carried in the store.
• Utilize and maintain equipment properly; report any equipment issues immediately.
• Complete all applicable department training programs.
• Perform all duties in accordance with ShopRite Service Priorities (Safety, Friendliness, Presentation, and Efficiency).
• Maintain punctual and regular attendance.
• Work overtime as assigned.
• Work cooperatively with others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications of Inventory Clerk:

• To use balers, hi-lo's, power jacks, and slicing machines, one must be over 18 years of age.
• Mastery of the English language encompasses the ability to read, write, speak, and understand it with precision and skill.
• Skill in carrying out simple mathematical computations.
• Skill to stand and walk for the duration of the designated shift.
• Proficient in standing, bending, twisting, stretching, exerting pressure, dragging, and lifting objects weighing 25 lbs on a regular basis, and up to 50 lbs intermittently.
• Capability to function in diverse temperature environments.
• Skill in working with fresh, dried, or processed items, spices, and powders without experiencing any harmful effects.
• Tolerance for dust and cleaning agents when carrying out routine cleaning duties in the home.
• Proficiency in interacting with clients in a welcoming and beneficial approach.
• Aptitude for working in harmony with peers.
• Capacity to fulfill all allocated work hours and adhere to all regulations related to punctuality and attendance.

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.