grocery clerk

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Will train

Work site environment

• Air conditioned
• Cold/refrigerated
• Dusty
• Odours

Work setting

• Dairy department
• Produce department
• Frozen foods department
• Supermarket/grocery store

Tasks

• Bag, box or parcel purchases for customers, for shipment or delivery
• Carry customer's purchases to parking lot and pack orders in customers' vehicles
• Obtain articles for customers from shelf or stockroom
• Direct customers to location of articles sought
• Unpack products received by store and count, weigh or sort items
• Maintain computerized stock inventory
• Order stock
• Record incoming stock
• Stock shelves and display areas
• Keep stock clean and in order
• Price items using stamp or stickers according to price list
• Attach protective devices to products to protect against shoplifting
• Fill mail or electronic orders from warehouse stock
• Perform general cleaning duties (i.e. sweeping, mopping floors)
• Operate computer for electronic commerce transactions
• Operate cash register
• Operate electric palette jack
• Order picking
• Provide customer service

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?