Food Service Clerk

The LaCarte Clerk is responsible for waiting on and servicing customers at the La Carte service counter. He/she is responsible for following the customer satisfaction behaviors, to include being friendly, responsive, knowledgeable and passionate. This includes the use of slicers and entering PLUs manually into the scales. He/she is responsible for packaging product in plastic bags when necessary. Product is handed directly to the customer across the counter. He/she must have excellent customer service skills, as they are usually working one on one with customers. He/she must also fill products into the service case, self-service cases, and other display areas and may take down product at night. La Carte clerks also do preparation of food products including both cold and hot foods as well as cooked and uncooked foods. He/she must maintain product quality by reviewing codes and rotating product. He/she must maintain the La Carte area in a clean/sanitary and visually appealing manner.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Work in a courteous manner in a fast paced multi functional environment with other people or alone.
• Assist in increasing sales by utilizing the five steps of retail selling - Connect with the customer; qualify the customer; present solutions; closing the sale and create a customer for life.
• Operate deli-slicing equipment. This requires significant repetitive motion.
• Wait on customers from behind deli service cases, process verbal orders (including weighing and pricing), and deliver orders to customer from across the counter.
• Must work quickly and carefully while stocking items at a reasonable expectancy (R/E).
• Visually identify product and PLU code; manually enter into the scale for pricing.
• Reading display terminal and other documents when necessary.
• Taking verbal orders over the telephone and writing down pertinent information.
• Placing product into or removing product weighing up to 20 lbs. from refrigerated cases.
• Work safely with electronic slicing equipment, ovens, and other deli related machinery.
• Replenishing product weighing up to 35 lbs. from the cooler to the display case.
• Prepare food product to be displayed in cases (hot chicken, etc).
• Lift and load 5-35 lb cases onto stock carts and push or pull cart to stocking area.
• Interact and communicate with others in a courteous and professional manner including greeting and thanking customers.
• Deal with some potentially difficult situations (such as dissatisfied customers).

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Perform seafood clerk functions.
• Preparing special customer requests such as platters.
• Lift and load product weighing up to 70 lbs.
• Sweep, clean up, and sanitize workstation as assigned by supervisor.
• Cleaning and sanitizing equipment, utensils, and other supply items.
• Clean display cases and fill supplies when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

RELATIONS WITH OTHERS:

• Must be able to relate to the following in a courteous and professional manner:
  • Customers
  • Supervisors
  • Co-workers
  • Store Management
  • Other people with whom they have contact while on duty

KNOWLEDGE AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED:

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• On the job training is provided.

KNOWLEDGE AND BACKGROUND DESIRED:

• Prior food handling experience.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately.
• High school graduate or currently enrolled in school.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Stores are usually open 7 days a week.
• Part time associates usually work between 8 and 36 hours a week.
• Full time associates usually work 40 hours a week.
• Retail store conditions are generally dry with moderate temperature.
• Deli clerk requires the performance of repetitive tasks.
• Cooler conditions may be wet or dry, and usually cold.
• Freezer conditions are usually very cold.
• A hair restraint must be worn at all times.
• Associates in the deli are usually scheduled according to peak customer times.

GENERAL:

• This may be a part time or full time position.
• This is considered an entry-level position.
• Significant Food safety awareness is required in this position.

MISCELLANEOUS:

• It is important to understand that all deli clerks must have the ability to deal with some potentially difficult situations (such as dissatisfied customers) to perform this position in a satisfactory manner.

This position and job description are subject to change, with or without notice. The inclusion of specific duties and responsibilities in this job description is not intended to exclude other duties and responsibilities: From time to time the associate may be assigned duties and/or responsibilities in addition to or different than those set forth above.
This job description, alone or considered together with other written or verbal statements of the Company or its representatives, is not a contract of employment, nor does it change the at-will status of any associate of Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.