FT Perishable Associate

Primary Purpose:

Provide quality customer service within the Perishable Department. Responsible for maintaining standards in accordance with the standard practice manual maximizing sales through excellent customer service and minimizing shrink through proper utilization of standard practice.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with primary emphasis on fast friendly and accurate customer service to create a positive shopping experience
• Courteous and helpful to other associates
• Understand and use company tools such as; average cost inventory system (ACIS) and ordering (CAO)
• Receive deliveries code where applicable rotate and put in appropriate storage area
• Ensure that ordering receiving preparation conditioning and displaying of merchandise is done in accordance with policies and guidelines
• Maintain proper product levels in all areas within the Perishable Department including meat lunchmeat frozen dairy ice cream
• Process beef and grinds as directed from the planned production tool and as requested or needed
• Wrap label weigh and stock meat case as requested or needed
• Assemble disassemble and clean the grinder as requested or needed
• Properly clean and sanitize the department
• Maintains variety and layout standards
• Ensure that all advertising and sales promotion materials applicable to the department are properly utilized
• Maintain a complete understanding of and adherence to company guidelines policies and standard practice
• Understand and follow Food Safety and Workplace Safety guidelines and procedures
• Observe and correct all unsafe conditions that could cause associate or customer accidents
• Report all associate and customer accidents in accordance with established Food Lion procedures to the Manager on Duty
• Ensure compliance with local state and federal regulations
• Wear the Food Lion uniform with apron complete with name badge when on duty has a neat and clean appearance while adhering to the Food Lion dress code
• Successfully complete Computer Based Training (CBT) Training Packet and Training Aid courses
• Perform all other duties as assigned