Company Description
At Linden Hills Co-op, we adhere to the following ends policies:

* Provide and promote healthful choices for our members and shoppers

* Provide, use and promote earth-friendly, sustainable products

* Encourage activism on sustainability, health and nutrition-related issues

* Build community within Linden Hills and neighboring communities.

The idea for a natural foods cooperative in the Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis’s Lakes district was first considered in 1975, by a small group of neighborhood residents interested in having access to organic, local and natural food. After a series of planning meetings and initial fundraising, a small space was secured and the new co-op opened on March 12, 1976. At the end of Linden Hills Co-op’s first fiscal year, $101.69 in profit was divided among the twenty-four founding members.

In the nearly 40 years since then, Linden Hills Co-op has moved and expanded its offerings four times while remaining the neighborhood’s primary grocer—“big enough to meet your needs; small enough to meet your neighbors.” With a full service deli, great selection of locally made and locally raised foods, many choices for different dietary needs, and a sunny indoor dining area, the co-op serves as a community gathering place—-with groceries.

This position is primarily responsible for keeping displays, coolers, shelves and bins fully stocked and to provide prompt, friendly, courteous customer service, to help meet goals for merchandising departments, (Grocery, Bulk, Frozen, Refrigerated Grocery) by performing the following duties.

- Greets customers, smiling and making eye contact. Assist customers with questions, in prompt, friendly, courteous manner, referring them to others when necessary. Offer suggestions for purchases and ways to prepare products.

- Helps customers place and pickup special orders.

- Stocks displays, shelves, bins, coolers and freezers fully without overcrowding; face items on shelves.

- Rotates older stock to front, making space for new stock.

- Pulls short-date or low-quality items and record before disposing of them following established procedures.

- Labels items accurately with price tags or signs.

- Maintains stocking lists for later shifts.

- Notifies Merchandising Manager of out-of-stocks through proper recording.

- Helps with unloading deliveries, check-in orders, fill out tracking sheets.

- Rotates overstock into storage. Maintains storage system in backroom.

- Ensures that department areas are in clean, orderly condition, meeting health department standards.

- Alerts Floor Coordinator or Manager on Duty to potential shoplifters, disorderly customers or other emergencies.

- Participates in inventory.

- Performs other tasks assigned by Grocery Manager.

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.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

- Friendly, courteous, service-oriented, professional, and outgoing.

- Remain calm and professional in stressful situations.

- Must be able to work independently and productively with minimum supervision.

- Recognize problems, identify possible causes and resolve routine problems.

- Willing to work at least one weekend day

Environmental Conditions/Physical Requirements:

- 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 sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

- The employee must 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 ability to adjust focus.

We look forward to receiving your application!
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