Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate

Role overview

This position supports the freezer, cooler, and deli departments by keeping product available, maintaining food quality, and helping create a clean, safe, member-friendly shopping experience. In the deli area, the role is also customer-facing, so friendly service and helpful interaction are an important part of the job.

What makes someone successful here

• Experience or strong interest in stocking and customer service
• A member-first mindset focused on satisfaction
• Comfort with change and the ability to adjust quickly to new situations
• A proactive, problem-solving approach to challenges
• Creative thinking and a willingness to improve processes

Key responsibilities

• Keep products available for members and help ensure food items are handled properly
• Maintain clean shelves, correct temperature control, accurate expiration-date checks, and disposal of items that do not meet quality standards
• Pack items into appropriate containers and build/refresh product displays for sale
• Keep the department neat, sanitized, and ready for members at all times
• Follow all safety procedures, including safety sweeps, forklift spotting rules, hazardous material handling, steel standards, and reporting unsafe conditions
• Manage claims and returns, zone the area, receive and replenish merchandise, and arrange displays and signage correctly
• Complete audits, paperwork, logs, and other required records while protecting high-shrink and fragile items
• Greet members, understand their needs, help them find items, support purchase decisions, resolve concerns, and promote store offerings
• Follow food-handling rules, operate and sanitize equipment, use cold-chain procedures, clean coolers/freezers/deli equipment and surfaces, monitor fans/drains/doors, and report maintenance issues

Benefits and compensation

• Hourly pay range: $17.00 to $25.00
• Performance-based bonus opportunities
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave
• Company-provided short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Company discounts
• Military leave pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Education support through a company-paid learning program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, including high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English language learning, and short-form certificates

Additional information

This role is part of a broader team effort to keep fresh food areas operating safely and efficiently. The employer notes that the job summary is not a complete list of duties and that additional responsibilities may be assigned through the hiring process.

Important conditions and notices

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old
• Completion of all required training and assessments within the specified timeframe is mandatory if hired
• Some benefits depend on job classification and length of employment
• Benefits may change and may also be governed by plan-specific terms
• Alcohol and illegal drugs are prohibited in the workplace under a strict no-tolerance policy

Location

Primary work location: Athens, Georgia, United States, at 4365 Atlanta Hwy, Athens, GA 30606-0808.