Assistant Chill/Freeze PIC (Person in Charge)

Role Description

Assistant Chill/Freeze PICs stock and straighten merchandise as well as rotate, monitor perishable products on the floor and in back stock. This role includes ensuring products are fresh and not beyond expiration date, following company markdown guidelines, clearing and cleaning aisles, customer service, cart retrieval and storage and unloading and loading trucks. Additionally, will assist with scheduling and supervising team members within the chill/freeze department and assuming responsibilities of the PIC in their absence.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• PICs are required to successfully complete forklift certification training and must maintain certification for the duration of employment.
• Spots for Forklift Drivers to ensure safe retrieval of merchandise and keep people out of fall-danger zone.  
• Follows merchandising standards and practices.  
• Aligns product, collects and returns stray items, stocks to maintain high product levels.  
• Communicates with supervisors and managers to determine merchandising plan and priorities.  
• Writes list of products to be brought from steel, by forklift driver, for stocking.  
• Uses box knife to cut boxes for display/accessibility of product and to cut twine or shrink-wrap from pallet.  
• Wraps or ties and tags pallets to be returned to steel.  
• Stocks opened cases on shelves.  
• Moves and positions pallets of merchandise using manual pallet jack.        
• Stacks product from partial pallets onto full pallets.  
• Marks product number on unmarked items using marking gun.  
• Observes and ensures correct product signage.  
• Set up display models, assembling as necessary.  
• Modifies displays for safe handling by customers, e.g., bolting heavy equipment, taping blade edges.  
• Follows all safety and security procedures.  
• Pulls loose cardboard and slip-sheets from floor.  
• Operates cardboard baler and trash compactor.  
• Rewraps loose product using shrink-wrap.  
• Provides prompt and courteous customer service
• Helps customers to load large items into their cart, directs customers to products, and relates products knowledge. 
• Assists customers in getting product to their vehicle and loading product into vehicle.  
• Retrieves shopping carts from the parking lot and returns them to their staging area.  
• Load and unload freight trucks using forklift and or pallet jack, staging product pallets in assigned areas.
• Assists with front end duties as necessary.  
• Assists in other departments of the store as necessary.  
• Performs other functions as necessary or assigned.

Experience/Education:

• A High School Diploma or GED is preferred.

Company Description

Three Bears Alaska is a family-owned chain of Alaskan grocery stores with so much more. We are committed to providing customers with quality goods and services at the lowest possible price. We strive to meet the needs of our customers by offering a diverse range of products and exceptional customer service. With multiple locations throughout Alaska, Three Bears Alaska, Inc. is dedicated to serving the local community and creating a positive shopping experience.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Colonial Life Elective Benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• Automatic raise of $1.00/hr every 1,040 hours worked 
  *Auto raises will be provided based on straight-time hours worked until top of pay scale is reached.

Pay Range: Starting at $19.00/hr (DOE)

Schedule: 

• Full-time
• Evening, Weekends and Holidays are required.

Office Location and Travel:

• LOCATION: In person
• Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Working Environment
 Work is performed in a store setting with ability to speak and receive phone communications often. Work requires computer usage with strength, dexterity, coordination and visual acuity to use keyboard and video display terminal and other office equipment. Continuously standing, walking, reaching at/below shoulders, frequently lift/carry up to 50 pounds below waist, up to 50 pounds at waist/chest and occasional lifting of up to 75 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description is intended to provide basic guidelines for meeting job requirements. Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and working conditions may change as needs evolve.