Food Prep Clerk

Job Summary of Food Prep Clerk:

Ensuring excellent customer service by offering attentive, personable, and knowledgeable assistance, responding to customer inquiries and providing recommendations through suggestive sales techniques; aiding the Food Service Manager in the day-to-day activities of the Food Service division; preserving a tidy, spotless, and visually attractive department with a concentration on the handling and safe preparation of products available throughout the department; carrying out supplementary responsibilities as necessary in an effective and secure manner following Company regulations.

Qualifications of Food Prep Clerk:

• English language proficiency includes the ability to read, write, speak, analyze, and interpret information with fluency and accuracy.
• Capability in carrying out elementary arithmetic tasks.
• Capacity to stand and walk without interruption during the scheduled shift.
• Capability to stand, bend, pivot, stretch, apply pressure, tug, and routinely carry 25 pounds, with intermittent lifting of objects weighing up to 60 pounds.
• Proficiency in handling fresh, dried, or processed items, spices, and powders without adverse allergic reactions.
• Capability to endure dust and chemicals when engaging in standard household cleaning activities.
• Skill to communicate with customers in a pleasant and supportive manner. Skill to cooperate harmoniously with others.
• Proficiency in operating the customary tools used in the Food Service Department and any other necessary equipment. Competence in fulfilling assigned work shifts and abiding by all time and attendance guidelines.

Responsibilities of Food Prep Clerk:

• Maintain a clean, neat, organized, and safe work environment. Clean and sanitize all work surfaces, utensils and equipment in accordance with Department of Sanitation and QA standards.
• Keep floor clear of debris and spills. Greet all Customers and provide them with prompt and courteous service. Promote for sale any current charitable promotions to Customers.
• Maintain acceptable shelf, case and display conditions by stocking, cleaning, straightening and rotating product.
• Prepare product, including salads, sandwiches, chicken, pizza, and pasta, entrees, catering orders, etc. according to recipe and established Company standards.
• Check to ensure that proper temperatures are maintained in the display cases, steam tables, during heating and cooling of product and in all storage areas.
• Follow approved procedures for receiving and storing product to ensure quality protection and product rotation. Handle damaged and unsaleable product according to Company policy.
• Maintain signage on all items to alert customers to product choices and ingredients. Utilize and maintain equipment as required by department; report any equipment problems immediately.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Local, State and Federal regulations as they pertain to the Food Service operation.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Company rules, policies, safety requirements, and security standards and all Local, State and Federal health and civil code regulations.
• Operate equipment as required by department, including slicer, scale, can opener, wrapping machine, rotisserie, fryolator, cheese grater/cutter, case cutter, and stove/oven.
• Follow approved procedures for receiving, code dating, preparing, storing, and price marking, arranging, and restocking products to ensure quality, accuracy and product rotation and protection.
• Dress and groom according to Company policy including uniform, name badge and hat or hair restraint requirements.
• Perform duties in accordance with QA hand washing standards and use disposable gloves when handling food. Regularly lift, pull, push and rotate equipment and merchandise that weights 25 lbs. and occasionally weights up to 60 lbs.
• Unload trucks and transport merchandise to Food Service Department that weights 25 lbs.
• and that occasionally weights 60 lbs.
• Stand in Food Service Department for duration of scheduled shift, which may exceed 8 hours per day. Understand and adhere to Company shrink guidelines as relates to Food Service operations.
• Perform duties in accordance with the Company's HAZCOM program and adhere to manufacturer's label instructions for the safe and proper use of all chemical products.
• Complete all applicable department training programs. Perform all duties in accordance with all ShopRite Service Priorities (Safety, Friendliness, Presentation, and Efficiency).
• Maintain punctual and regular attendance. Work overtime as assigned. Work cooperatively with others. Must be 18 years or older to operate balers, hi-lo's, power jacks, and slicing machines. Perform other duties as assigned.