Merchandiser - Greater Lehigh Valley Area

Merchandiser - Greater Lehigh Valley Area

Company: ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages Job Location: 4900 Lehigh Valley, PA Other Potential Locations: Bethlehem, PA; Lehigh Valley

We are actively seeking enthusiastic team players who want to work with the world's most trusted and iconic brands. ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages is a family-owned company committed to being a visible, engaged partner to the customers and communities we serve. We value diversity and individuality and when you thrive, we thrive. ABARTA offers the perks of a large corporation with the personalized touch of a smaller company. We are a workplace that encourages sharing ideas in a supportive environment, growing professionally, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and interacting with all levels of the organization.

Summary Our Merchandisers work in local stores to keep Coca-Cola products fully stocked on the shelves. This position is primarily responsible for maintaining product availability and merchandising products at all designated accounts.

Responsibilities

• Maintains product in store racks, shelves, displays, and coolers by identifying replenishment needs;
• Transporting product between backroom and display floor with manual equipment (for example, pallet jack, hand-truck);
• Utilizing hand tools
• Replenishing, facing, and rotating product
• Building, changing, and taking down product displays
• Maintaining product signage
• Cleaning product space
• Securing damaged or defective product
• Manages backroom by organizing and consolidating backstock (product);
• Identifying, monitoring, and reporting backstock inventory levels
• Evaluating and processing damaged or defective product
• Re-packing product
• Organizing backroom materials (for example, pallets, product shells); operating powered equipment (for example, straddle stacker, powered pallet jack) and manual equipment (for example, pallet jack); completing store documentation; and cleaning backroom.
• Maintains areas of responsibility in designated accounts by communicating status and concerns to store and company personnel
• Identifying and reporting unsafe working conditions
• Attending and completing company training and certifications
• Following company and store policies regarding backroom, display floor, replenishment, equipment, and safety
• Following applicable local, state, and federal laws
• Utilizing a mobile device to complete work activities
• Operating a motor vehicle
• Provides customer service to consumers and store personnel by identifying and resolving concerns answering questions locating products and responding to assistance requests.
• Follow established company Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality procedures and policies.
• Actively participate in Hazard Mitigation.
• Complete assigned Health & Safety trainings.

Physical Requirements: Ability to repetitively push and pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance while kneeling; squatting; reaching above the head; reaching the waist; reaching below the knees; and bending at the knees. Ability to repetitively push and pull manual transport equipment (for example, pallet jack, hand-truck) containing product loads a minimum of 100 yards without assistance. Ability to repetitively grasp and manipulate objects of varying size and weight requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Ability to exert oneself physically over sustained periods to complete job activities. Ability to read the information in small, medium, and large print. Ability to stand a minimum of 6 hours during the workday. Ability to walk a minimum of 4 miles during the workday.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must have current vehicle liability insurance.
• Must have a driving record with no major moving violations in the last three (3) years.
• Must provide and maintain a personal vehicle for use during employee working hours.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 1-year experience working in replenishment or as Merchandiser.
• 1-year experience working in grocery, retail, consumer goods, warehousing, or related field.
• 1-year experience working in physically demanding fields such as construction, food service, landscaping, manufacturing, military, nursing, or related experience.
• 1-year experience working with manual or powered pallet jacks.
• Straddle stacker certification.
• Powered pallet jack certification.
• 1-year experience working under little or no supervision.
• 1-year of college coursework in business, marketing, communication, or related area.

Additional Information ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC applicants must submit to a background verification process prior to commencing employment with the company. Employment with ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC is contingent on a pre-employment background check which may include drug screening, driving records (including minor moving violations) and will be evaluated according to ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC guidelines to determine eligibility for this position. ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disable/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.