Full Time Retail Store Associate

Retail Store Associate

People are at the heart of our success. Our culture encourages collaboration, transparency, and accountability in order to generate value and achieve sustainable results. Being part of the team means committing to an environment where everyone's impact truly matters.

At Agropur, accountability means owning challenges and taking concrete action to achieve results.

An environment that empowers you to take action:

• Starting Pay: $16.33 hourly, with potential for increase based on relevant experience.
• Schedule: 40 hours/week
• Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings:
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with up to 7% company contributions
• 3 Weeks PTO on day 1
• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Advancement Opportunities
• Healthy work/life balance

What you'll be responsible for each day:

The Retail Store Associate is responsible for providing exceptional customer service while adhering to all food safety requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Greet customers entering the establishment, contributing to a positive guest experience by exceeding their expectations and preparing orders to their specifications.
• Maintain an orderly and clean checkout area.
• Run the cash register; receiving payment by cash, check, or credit card and issuing receipts, refunds, or change as needed.
• Perform reconciliation of cash drawer, ensuring amounts are correct and that adequate change is available.
• Maintain adequate stocking of shelves, cleanliness, and organization of work area throughout the day.
• Price products.
• Prepare and distribute sampling products to customers.
• Accurately and efficiently prepare orders to customer specifications.
• Cook and prepare food items per our standards of quality, consistency, and timelines.
• Work in the deli making cheese trays, pizzas, and bagging product.
• Ensure compliance with all health code requirements and organization standards.
• Operate equipment safely as determined by organization safety standards.
• Take shipping orders.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Learn how to prepare Fudge/Cheese Fudge.
• Maintain food storage, receiving, stocking & rotating per food safety and company standards.
• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Safety Protocol:
• Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
• Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
• Support safety policies and programs.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Education Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience Required:

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in customer service, retail, and/or food safe environment required.

Skills Required:

• Dedication to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind.
• Basic computer operational skills.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
• Excellent telephone and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain constructive working relationships.

AA/EEO Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Where you'll be working:

• Simon's Specialty Cheese continues to be synonymous with world class cheese and carries the full range of the company's award-winning Cheddar, Feta, Mozzarella, Provolone, and our signature fresh squeaky cheese curds. All of our cheese is supplied from our three Wisconsin plants in Appleton, Luxemburg, and Weyauwega. In addition to our own cheese, we carry over 100 other varieties of cheese from Wisconsin along. We also offer our guests a fantastic selection of gifts, homemade pizza, fudge, craft beer, wine, and many other items that make our store a unique destination.
• Agropur's US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties and provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world's largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage, and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World. Agropurus.com

An environment that values engagement and encourages everyone to take initiative.

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position.

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.