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Wine and Cheese Team Member Job Location - River Valley Co-op Easthampton - Easthampton, MA Position Type - Full-time 35 Salary Range - \$18.00 - \$20.50 Hourly Job Shift - Open Availability Description River Valley Co-op Our Mission: River Valley Co-op staff members are all empowered ambassadors for our cooperative?s mission of creating a just marketplace that nourishes the community. Cooperative values and the larger cooperative movement inspire us to work together for a more sustainable and just future. As a team, we work to leverage our grocery retail\'s economic impact for positive social change in the food system, our environment, and our community. We are committed to social justice and developing our anti-racism and multicultural skills throughout our organization. Our cooperatively-owned business values working together in partnership with our local food producers, other vendors and service providers, community organizations, employees, and our customers to serve our community food needs in ways that sustainably support our mutual needs and aspirations. We prioritize building and sustaining our business operations capacity to generate positive impacts for our employees, business partners, customers, local economy, the common good of our community, and the environment. Our friendly store operations specializing in fresh, local, organically grown, and natural foods, builds community resilience and grows our local economy. We work hard and have fun doing it, act with honesty, kindness, and respect, and strive to improve every day. Position: WINE & CHEESE TEAM MEMBER Requires open availability, including evenings and weekends. Status: Reports to Wine & Cheese Assistant Manager Pay Level: II, non-exempt. Purpose: Cut, wrap, stock, display cheese, and stock wine displays while providing prompt, friendly, helpful customer service to help meet department goals for sales, margin, labor, and customer service. Responsibilities Work from Production sheets provided by the Wine & Cheese Assistant Manager. Slice-to-order specialty meats and cheeses. Provide outstanding customer service with pride and genuine care for our customers and our product. Act as a role model/ information conduit for our customers concerning ingredients and products used in our deli. Assist with special orders. Plan and maintain attractive, fully stocked wine displays and cheese tables. Ensure accurate, uniform, and up-to-date department signage. Visit other stores for comparison on price, display, and variety (as directed by the Assistant Manager). Attend trade shows as assigned. Provide a variety of adequate daily samples. Foodbank all unsellable products following department procedure, including the recording of shrink sheets. Maintain department cleanliness and functionality. Participate in all inventory counts. Read, and initial deli communication logs daily. Other duties, as assigned. ALL STAFF DUTIES Attend and participate in team and storewide meetings. Perform other tasks assigned by the Wine & Cheese Assistant Manager. Qualifications Organized attention to detail. Ability to multitask. Ability to lift 50 pounds. Ability to stand for long hours, and work in close quarters with many team members. Ability to communicate in a positive tone with all team members and customers. Ability to work varied shifts beginning at 7 a.m. and ending after 10 p.m. Ability to work a flexible schedule and an ability to cover shifts as needed. Neat appearance and a personable attitude. Ability to come to work on time for scheduled shifts and accurately use a time clock. Willingness to handle meat and seafood. Ability to follow through on verbal and written instruction.