Job Details

CHEESE CLERK

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Location: 2 020 Oreg on Street (Part-Time) & 920 Heinz Ave (Full-Time)

Purpose: To increase sales and encourage customer loyalty by providing prompt, friendly, knowledgeable customer service as well as a clean and well stocked sales floor in adynamic, high volume cheese department.

Status: Reports to Cheese Department Supervisor and Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Assist customers with questions, in a prompt, friendly, courteous manner; having an overall familiarity with the store, referring them to other staff when necessary.
• Assist customers with cheese selection by offering samples and suggestions for purchase and ways to serve.
• Communicate customer comments, requests, and complaints to department manager.
• Ensure all displays are fully stocked, faced, and rotated to ensure freshness, and to give the feeling of abundance.
• Prepare product for sale including cutting, wrapping, slicing, and labeling product. Prepare and replenish the sample trays and maintain the surrounding area.
• Check in and put product away as soon as it is received.
• Responsible for the maintaining the cleanliness, safety and overall appearance of the department. Maintain selling area, displays, packing and storage areas in a safe, clean, orderly manner; this includes garbage removal, cleaning cases, shelves, trays, utensils, etc.
• Adhere to all city and county food safety and sanitation regulations.
• Follow established guidelines for the safe use and maintenance of all department equipment. Notify supervisor or manager of any equipment in need of repair.

• Education/Training: High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Knowledge/Skills:
  
  • Knowledge about a variety of cheeses preferred. General knowledge and interest in learning about cheese.
  • Basic math skills required.
  • Understanding written and spoken English.
• Other:
  
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. without accommodation and 80 lbs. with accommodation. Able to stand for extended periods of time.
  • Manual dexterity with hazardous equipment and must be 18 years of age to operate equipment.
  • Ability to work various shifts including early morning, evenings, and weekends.
  • Willingness to work with Dairy and Meat products.
  • Willingness to work in varying temperature conditions including wet and cold environments.

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance