PT Center Store Associate

Qualifications: Effective communication, customer service, and selling skills. Must have effective interpersonal skills and desire to work in a team environment. Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple task and technical requirements of the job. Must meet minimum age requirements. Primary Purpose: • Cut, mark, and stock cases as outlined in the Center Store training guide. • Greet and assist customers with finding items when asked in a courteous and friendly manner. • Maintain productivity levels at or above company standards. Essential Job Functions: • Observe and follow all company policies and established procedures. • Treat all co-workers with fairness, dignity, and respect. • Maintain good communications with the management team and all other associates. • Maintain a high standard of quality workmanship in the performance of all specific duties and responsibilities assigned. • Comply with the company's personal appearance policy. • Maintain the quality of department's appearance and presentation. • Maintain a clean and organized work area, both in the storage and sales floor area. • Perform all assigned cleaning functions in accordance with company standard practices. • Assist in training and other special projects as assigned by management. • Process merchandise properly, paying special attention to code dates and rotation of products according to prescribed standards. • Observe proper temperature control of all display cases, storage areas, and product. • Support company safety standards. Communicate any needed equipment repairs or maintenance work needed. • Perform all other duties as assigned. • Must be able to meet physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations. Physical Requirements: • Lift up to 20 lbs. regularly, including overhead lifting, and up to 60 lbs. occasionally. Push/pull up to 40 lbs. regularly. • Meet established volume/activity standards. • Stand or walk 100% of the time. • Frequent reaching, grasping and lifting individual stock items below waist level or above shoulder level. • Frequent bending, kneeling and squatting. • Be able to handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning materials, packaging materials and food products. • Tolerate working in extreme hot/cold temperatures for up to 20 minutes at a time. • Ability to use computers, calculators and communication systems required to perform the job functions. 9/09