Shelf Stocker - Commissary

Do you have a desire to work for an organization driven by empowerment and full inclusion? Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley is one of the largest employers in the region; with the mission to empower those with disadvantages and disabilities to improve their quality of life. We employ over 600 associates just in our retail stores alone. GESMV also offers over 40 programs and services to the community ranging from job readiness programs to assistive technology services. We offer part-time and full-time positions, with a variety of schedules and hours available. We are always looking for driven, enthusiastic people to join our team.

Summary

Responsible for a variety of duties involved in the handling, marking, preparing, and maintaining stock levels of resale items.  Works in one or more departments within the store (i.e., grocery, warehouse, produce, etc.)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

1. Clean all shelves and molding every night.
2. Front, Face, and Straighten all products assigned to your aisle.  This means that all stock on the shelf will be in a straight line from front to back, and from left to right.  All stock will be facing forward.
3. Repair all labels.
4. Dust and clean all products on the shelves.
5. Remove all damaged items and expired merchandise to salvage area located in warehouse at the end of your shift.
6. Report all damage caused by you.
7. Remove all (orphans) stock not belonging in that aisle to the end of your aisle.
8. Remove all cardboard to the baler, and load cardboard in baler.
9. Rotate all stock daily that has an expiration date and all other stock monthly according to the FIFO (First In / First Out) method.
10. Stock only full cases.  At no time will you hide stock anywhere on the shelf.  If a full case will not go up, you will not put it on the shelf.
11. All stock that will go on the shelf will be put on the shelf.  Before a case is identified as an overwrite, you will count the empty shelf space making sure the case will not go up.
12. Stock merchandise on allocated shelf space and display area.
13. Adhere to designated number of item facing.
14. Return overwrites and items not stocked to warehouse.
15. Participate in hazardous food recalls.
16. Participate in annual inventory.
17. Determine stock replenishment.
18. Participate in emergency stocking activities.
19. Use carts and manual pallet jacks to move items.
20. Return empty skids to bailer area 
21. Clean up spills and broken items.
22. Observe all safety rules and regulations.
23.  When required, wear protective clothing.
24. Maintain a safe and orderly work environment.
25. Other duties may be assigned.
26. Comply with all Agency policies, procedures and safety standards throughout work areas and maintain same to meet CARF, HIPAA, Department of Labor and other regulatory standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities 

None   
    
Education Requirements 

High School Diploma or General Education Degree preferred but not required.

Experience Requirements

Knowledge of warehouse process as it relates to orders.  Previous shelf stocking experience helpful.

Qualifications 

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must maintain the ability to pass a criminal background check and random drug screens. 

Skills & Abilities

1. Ability to prepare, arrange, or stack items together for safety and neatness; rotate old stock.  
2. Ability to recognize and report items of poor or unacceptable quality.  
3. Ability to operate a manual pallet jack in a safe manner.  
4. Ability to match names, numbers and size of items on shelves, counters and storage areas to those in order and price lists to locate items in storage, replenish grocery shelves, and, if necessary, mark with proper price.  
5. Ability to understand general layout of the store and location of displays to help customers locate items on display or to obtain items for customers from backup storage areas, as requested.  
6. Ability to function in a military setting.      

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job and/or apply for the position, absent undue hardship.This job description is not to be interpreted as an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform additional job- related tasks as assigned, subject to reasonable accommodation.

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