How to hire a frozen food clerk

How to hire a frozen food clerk, step by step

Here's a step-by-step frozen food clerk hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a frozen food clerk job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new frozen food clerk
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a frozen food clerk, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   A frozen food clerk's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, frozen food clerks from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of frozen food clerks and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Frozen Food Clerk	Description	Hourly rate
   Frozen Food Clerk	Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.	$11-17
   Merchandiser	Merchandisers are employees working for a retail company. Merchandisers are mainly responsible for the store's products... Show more	$11-18
   Merchandise Stocker	A merchandise stocker is an employee who ensures that shelves and aisles are stocked with the merchandise in retail stores or warehouses. Merchandise stockers must receive the goods, unload or unpack them, mark them with codes to be identified, and stock them on shelves... Show more	$11-16

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Boats
   • Display Cases
   • Unload Trucks
   • Cleanliness
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • U-Boats
   • Hand Trucks
   • Sales Floor
   • Back Room
   • Hand Jack
   • Front End
   • End Caps
   • Groceries
   • Power Jacks

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   Responsibilities:

   • Assist customers by quickly and effectively scanning and bagging groceries.
   • Bag groceries; clean restrooms; clean store shelves, dishes and floors; rotate, order and restock products.
   • Ensure department organization and cleanliness.
   • Maintain store cleanliness including parking lot to ensure safety of customers and to display professional environment.
   • Stock and maintain grocery inventory of Safeway storefront.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your frozen food clerk job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A frozen food clerk can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, frozen food clerks' average salary in louisiana is 35% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level frozen food clerks 33% less than senior-level frozen food clerks.
   • Certifications. A frozen food clerk with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a frozen food clerk's salary.

   Average frozen food clerk salary

   $14.49hourly

   $30,145 yearly

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   Entry-level frozen food clerk salary

   $24,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

4. Writing a frozen food clerk job description

   A good frozen food clerk job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a frozen food clerk job description:

   Frozen food clerk job description example

   As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!
   Meijer Rewards
   Weekly pay Scheduling flexibility Paid parental leave Paid education assistance Care.com/back-up care assistance Team member discount Development programs for advancement and career growth
   
   Please review the job profile below and apply today!
   
   Responsible for complete product integrity during its stay at the distribution center, from the receiving process, through movement and storage within the warehouse, to final store shipment. Ensures that all all products appropriately handled, using knowledge of quality and temperature standards.
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   What You'll be Doing:
   Ensures order & inventory accuracy via established processes. Works with truck drivers and unloaders while performing receiving and shipping processes for Fresh and Frozen foods. Ensures quality and temperature standards for all products are maintained during a safe transfer and storage process. Follows established inventory control practices to ensure all Meijer standards are met. Accurately completes receiving-order-shipping processes. Ensures building sanitation standards are consistently maintained. Practices 200% safety accountability. Other duties as assigned.
   
   What You Bring with You (Qualifications):
   High School diploma, GED or equivalent Intermediate computer / technology skills. Proven ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced work environment. Prior warehouse experience helpful. Ability to maintain an excellent attendance and work record. Must possess good listening and communication skills. Must possess good interpersonal skills, relate well to others and be able to build and sustain effective work relationships. Ability to work both independently and in a team environment. Takes pride in a job well done.
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5. Post your job

   To find the right frozen food clerk for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with frozen food clerks they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit frozen food clerks who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your frozen food clerk job on Zippia to find and recruit frozen food clerk candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting frozen food clerks requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new frozen food clerk

   Once you have selected a candidate for the frozen food clerk position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new frozen food clerk first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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