Grocery checker job description
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Example grocery checker requirements on a job description
Grocery checker requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in grocery checker job postings.
Sample grocery checker requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time
- Basic math skills
- Ability to operate a cash register and handle cash transactions
- Attention to detail and accuracy in scanning and bagging items
Sample required grocery checker soft skills
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility to work varied shifts and weekends
- Team player and ability to work well with others
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn new things
Grocery checker job description example 1
Walmart grocery checker job description
+ Career Area Walmart Store Jobs
+ Job Function Walmart Store Jobs
+ Employment Type Full & Part Time
+ Position Type Hourly
+ Requisition 080138330FG
What you'll do at
Why is Walmart America's leading grocery store? Our customers tell us one of the biggest reasons is our hard-working and happy-to-help fresh food and grocery associates. Join our food and grocery team and you will make important decisions about the quality of fruit and vegetables our customers eat and feed to their families.
+ Work in our deli and you'll be on the frontlines of customer service--your smile can make the difference between a good shopping experience and a great one.
+ In our bakery--you'll help a family have a great meal. You won't just decorate cakes--you'll help customers celebrate special moments.
+ Work in our dry grocery department and you will ensure customers find the items they are looking for.
No matter which fresh food or grocery area you work in, there are similarities in all departments. These include detailed cleaning of the shelves and department, checking and maintaining temperature control, verifying dates, and disposing of lesser quality food products.
If you have a passion or experience with fresh food or grocery, this is the job for you.Duties and Responsibilities
+ Help customers find the products they are looking for
+ Ensure high quality products are available in produce, deli, bakery, dairy, meat, and other departments
+ Pack ready-to-sell products in proper containers and stock displays
+ Prepare and serve ready-to-eat food
+ Assist customers in ordering cakes, fulfilling deli orders, or finding the right produce
+ Keep area clean, sanitized, and customer-ready
* For a complete list of duties and responsibilities, please see the actual job description.
#storejobs
About Walmart
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
Hello, NW Arkansas
With over 200 miles of trails, an emerging locally-sourced food scene, the world-renowned Crystal Bridges Museum-NWA has something for everyone.
Discover NW Arkansas
+ Art Crystal Bridges Museum
Celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the beauty of art and the power of nature.
+ Culture Walton Arts Center
Arkansas' premiere center for visual arts and entertainment.
+ Education The Amazeum
An interactive children's museum that's fun for the whole family.
+ Commune Botanical Gardens
42 acres of premiere public garden space.
+ Explore Devil's Den State Park
Located on 2,500 acres, Devil's Den State Park is the perfect place to explore Arkansas' natural beauty.
+ come together Fayetteville Square
The best of shopping and restaurants, right in the heart of Fayetteville.
+ Job Function Walmart Store Jobs
+ Employment Type Full & Part Time
+ Position Type Hourly
+ Requisition 080138330FG
What you'll do at
Why is Walmart America's leading grocery store? Our customers tell us one of the biggest reasons is our hard-working and happy-to-help fresh food and grocery associates. Join our food and grocery team and you will make important decisions about the quality of fruit and vegetables our customers eat and feed to their families.
+ Work in our deli and you'll be on the frontlines of customer service--your smile can make the difference between a good shopping experience and a great one.
+ In our bakery--you'll help a family have a great meal. You won't just decorate cakes--you'll help customers celebrate special moments.
+ Work in our dry grocery department and you will ensure customers find the items they are looking for.
No matter which fresh food or grocery area you work in, there are similarities in all departments. These include detailed cleaning of the shelves and department, checking and maintaining temperature control, verifying dates, and disposing of lesser quality food products.
If you have a passion or experience with fresh food or grocery, this is the job for you.Duties and Responsibilities
+ Help customers find the products they are looking for
+ Ensure high quality products are available in produce, deli, bakery, dairy, meat, and other departments
+ Pack ready-to-sell products in proper containers and stock displays
+ Prepare and serve ready-to-eat food
+ Assist customers in ordering cakes, fulfilling deli orders, or finding the right produce
+ Keep area clean, sanitized, and customer-ready
* For a complete list of duties and responsibilities, please see the actual job description.
#storejobs
About Walmart
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
Hello, NW Arkansas
With over 200 miles of trails, an emerging locally-sourced food scene, the world-renowned Crystal Bridges Museum-NWA has something for everyone.
Discover NW Arkansas
+ Art Crystal Bridges Museum
Celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the beauty of art and the power of nature.
+ Culture Walton Arts Center
Arkansas' premiere center for visual arts and entertainment.
+ Education The Amazeum
An interactive children's museum that's fun for the whole family.
+ Commune Botanical Gardens
42 acres of premiere public garden space.
+ Explore Devil's Den State Park
Located on 2,500 acres, Devil's Den State Park is the perfect place to explore Arkansas' natural beauty.
+ come together Fayetteville Square
The best of shopping and restaurants, right in the heart of Fayetteville.
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Grocery checker job description example 2
United Natural Foods grocery checker job description
United States of America, Minnesota, Bloomington
Retail
Post Date Aug 24, 2022
Requisition # 136158
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Brief Description of Job Duties
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Rotates and replenishes merchandise and ensures highest quality standards are met. Unloads product from trucks using powered pallet jack, breaking load down onto stock carts, and transferring to sales floor.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Accountable and Reports to (Job Title):Store Director, Assistant Store Director, Grocery Manager, Assistant Grocery Manager, PIC
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
+ Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee's designated department or elsewhere in the store.
+ Assists customers by: (examples include)
+ escorting them to the products they're looking for
+ securing products that are out of reach
+ loading or unloading heavy items
+ making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
+ performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
+ Answers the department telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
+ Count load to assure proper quantity. Checks invoices against delivered product when asked.
+ Process merchandise to shelf which includes removing wrap and cutting front out of cases with a box cutter.
+ Rotates and replenishes merchandise and ensures highest quality standards are met.
+ Unloads trucks using power pallet jacks and forklift to place product in appropriate storage area.
+ Conditioning shelves and displays - straightening product and pulling cardboard.
+ Stock product on top shelf for future use.
+ Ensures cleanliness in the department cleans off shelves, sweeps the floor, etc.
+ Builds wall of value and end caps display and fills through the week as necessary.
+ Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
+ Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
+ Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
+ Responsible for proper inventory control (pricing, stocking, ordering).
+ Protects associates and customers by removing potential hazards from the sales floor and parking lot in a timely manner.
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:(These are considered occasional in nature)
+ Retrieve carts from lot.
+ Help with cleaning duties.
+ Assists in other areas of store as needed.
+ Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB:
+ Must have the ability to solve practical problems.
+ Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; counting and recording.
+ Must be able to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; request supplies orally or in writing.
+ Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of less than 20 inches to less than 20 feet, with color vision and depth perception. Must be able to read the descriptions on the boxes and shelf tags to place merchandise in the proper locations.
+ Must be able to work shifts varying in length and times, including nights, weekends and holidays.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The duties for this position are normally conducted in a store environment. There is significant responsibility to maintain customer service levels and handle multiple priorities. The position involves sharp knives and is occasionally exposed to equipment movement hazards. This is a fast paced work environment.
EQUIPMENT USED TO PERFORM JOB:
Box cutter, two wheeler, stock cart, trash and cardboard compactor, intercom, pallet jack, forklift, Telxon, cash register, power pallet jack, riser ladder and dock plate.
CONTACTS:
Has daily contact with co workers, suppliers/vendors and customers.
Physical Requirements for an 8 Hour Workday
Activity
(at one time)
<30
Min.
1hr
2hr
3hr
4hr
5hr
6hr
7hr
8hr
Standing
✔
Sitting
✔
Walking
✔
Visual Acuity (i.e., reading a computer
✔
Hand Movement
Activity
Right, Left, or
Both hands
Not at all
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½ hours
Frequently
2 ½ - 5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8 hours
Simple Grasping
Both
✔
Fine
Manipulation
Both
✔
Environment
Activity
(at one time)
None
<30
Min.
1 hr
2 hr
3 hr
4 hr
5 hr
6 hr
7 hr
8 hr
Inside
✔
Outside
✔
Inside Cooler
✔
Inside Freezer
✔
Actions Required While Working on the Job
Activity
Not at all
Seldom
0 - 1
hours
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½
hours
Frequently
2 ½ -5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8
hours
Stairs
✔
Climb
✔
Bend/Stoop
✔
Kneel
✔
Crouch
✔
Crawl
✔
Push/Pull (pallet on jack)
✔
Push/Pull (stock cart)
✔
Squat
✔
Reach above Shoulder Level
✔
Reach at Shoulder Level
✔
Other (explain)
Lifting Requirements
Functions Lifting
None
Seldom
0 - 1
hours
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½
hours
Frequently
2 ½ - 5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8
hours
Distance Lifted
(inches, feet, yards)
1 lbs. to
5 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
5 lbs. to 10 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
10 lbs. to 20 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
20 lbs. to 30 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
30 lbs. to 40 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
40 lbs. to 50 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
50 lbs. to 100 lbs.
✔
4 ft.
Carrying Requirements
Functions Carrying
None
Seldom
0 - 1
hours
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½
hours
Frequently
2 ½ - 5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8
hours
Distance Carried (inches, feet, yards)
1 lbs. to
5 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
5 lbs. to 10 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
10 lbs. to 20 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
20 lbs. to 30 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
30 lbs. to 40 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
40 lbs. to 50 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
50 lbs. to 100 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
Pushing / Pulling Requirement
Functions
Pushing/Pulling
Items / Material
Force Pounds
Distance Pushed/Pulled
Surface
Pallet Jack
50 lbs.
100 yards
Concrete/tile
Stock Cart
50 lbs.
100 yards
Concrete/tile
Other:
My Cub. My Way.
We provide our customers the best grocery experience period by personalizing our customers' evolving needs with innovation, convenience and by supporting the communities we serve through delivering quality, variety and fresh groceries.
At Cub, employment is built on a foundation of diversity and inclusion that enhances and enables our associates' career development through education and training. We pride ourselves in having a strong team of passionate employees who provide exceptional service. Every employee has the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our customers.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
Additional Information
+ Schedule: Part-time
Retail
Post Date Aug 24, 2022
Requisition # 136158
Sign Up for Job Alerts
Brief Description of Job Duties
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Rotates and replenishes merchandise and ensures highest quality standards are met. Unloads product from trucks using powered pallet jack, breaking load down onto stock carts, and transferring to sales floor.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Accountable and Reports to (Job Title):Store Director, Assistant Store Director, Grocery Manager, Assistant Grocery Manager, PIC
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
+ Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee's designated department or elsewhere in the store.
+ Assists customers by: (examples include)
+ escorting them to the products they're looking for
+ securing products that are out of reach
+ loading or unloading heavy items
+ making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
+ performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
+ Answers the department telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
+ Count load to assure proper quantity. Checks invoices against delivered product when asked.
+ Process merchandise to shelf which includes removing wrap and cutting front out of cases with a box cutter.
+ Rotates and replenishes merchandise and ensures highest quality standards are met.
+ Unloads trucks using power pallet jacks and forklift to place product in appropriate storage area.
+ Conditioning shelves and displays - straightening product and pulling cardboard.
+ Stock product on top shelf for future use.
+ Ensures cleanliness in the department cleans off shelves, sweeps the floor, etc.
+ Builds wall of value and end caps display and fills through the week as necessary.
+ Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
+ Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
+ Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
+ Responsible for proper inventory control (pricing, stocking, ordering).
+ Protects associates and customers by removing potential hazards from the sales floor and parking lot in a timely manner.
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:(These are considered occasional in nature)
+ Retrieve carts from lot.
+ Help with cleaning duties.
+ Assists in other areas of store as needed.
+ Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB:
+ Must have the ability to solve practical problems.
+ Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; counting and recording.
+ Must be able to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; request supplies orally or in writing.
+ Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of less than 20 inches to less than 20 feet, with color vision and depth perception. Must be able to read the descriptions on the boxes and shelf tags to place merchandise in the proper locations.
+ Must be able to work shifts varying in length and times, including nights, weekends and holidays.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The duties for this position are normally conducted in a store environment. There is significant responsibility to maintain customer service levels and handle multiple priorities. The position involves sharp knives and is occasionally exposed to equipment movement hazards. This is a fast paced work environment.
EQUIPMENT USED TO PERFORM JOB:
Box cutter, two wheeler, stock cart, trash and cardboard compactor, intercom, pallet jack, forklift, Telxon, cash register, power pallet jack, riser ladder and dock plate.
CONTACTS:
Has daily contact with co workers, suppliers/vendors and customers.
Physical Requirements for an 8 Hour Workday
Activity
(at one time)
<30
Min.
1hr
2hr
3hr
4hr
5hr
6hr
7hr
8hr
Standing
✔
Sitting
✔
Walking
✔
Visual Acuity (i.e., reading a computer
✔
Hand Movement
Activity
Right, Left, or
Both hands
Not at all
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½ hours
Frequently
2 ½ - 5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8 hours
Simple Grasping
Both
✔
Fine
Manipulation
Both
✔
Environment
Activity
(at one time)
None
<30
Min.
1 hr
2 hr
3 hr
4 hr
5 hr
6 hr
7 hr
8 hr
Inside
✔
Outside
✔
Inside Cooler
✔
Inside Freezer
✔
Actions Required While Working on the Job
Activity
Not at all
Seldom
0 - 1
hours
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½
hours
Frequently
2 ½ -5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8
hours
Stairs
✔
Climb
✔
Bend/Stoop
✔
Kneel
✔
Crouch
✔
Crawl
✔
Push/Pull (pallet on jack)
✔
Push/Pull (stock cart)
✔
Squat
✔
Reach above Shoulder Level
✔
Reach at Shoulder Level
✔
Other (explain)
Lifting Requirements
Functions Lifting
None
Seldom
0 - 1
hours
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½
hours
Frequently
2 ½ - 5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8
hours
Distance Lifted
(inches, feet, yards)
1 lbs. to
5 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
5 lbs. to 10 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
10 lbs. to 20 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
20 lbs. to 30 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
30 lbs. to 40 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
40 lbs. to 50 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
50 lbs. to 100 lbs.
✔
4 ft.
Carrying Requirements
Functions Carrying
None
Seldom
0 - 1
hours
Occasionally
1 - 2 ½
hours
Frequently
2 ½ - 5 ½ hours
Continuously
5 ½ - 8
hours
Distance Carried (inches, feet, yards)
1 lbs. to
5 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
5 lbs. to 10 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
10 lbs. to 20 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
20 lbs. to 30 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
30 lbs. to 40 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
40 lbs. to 50 lbs.
✔
10 ft.
50 lbs. to 100 lbs.
✔
6 ft.
Pushing / Pulling Requirement
Functions
Pushing/Pulling
Items / Material
Force Pounds
Distance Pushed/Pulled
Surface
Pallet Jack
50 lbs.
100 yards
Concrete/tile
Stock Cart
50 lbs.
100 yards
Concrete/tile
Other:
My Cub. My Way.
We provide our customers the best grocery experience period by personalizing our customers' evolving needs with innovation, convenience and by supporting the communities we serve through delivering quality, variety and fresh groceries.
At Cub, employment is built on a foundation of diversity and inclusion that enhances and enables our associates' career development through education and training. We pride ourselves in having a strong team of passionate employees who provide exceptional service. Every employee has the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our customers.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status
Additional Information
+ Schedule: Part-time
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Updated March 14, 2024
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