Overnight Stocker

About the Role

As an Overnight Stocker at Hy-Vee, you will be an integral part of the overnight team responsible for ensuring store shelves are consistently stocked, organized, and ready for customers each morning. This role is crucial for shaping the customer's shopping experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding customer service by greeting customers warmly and assisting them with product location and needs.
• Assist customers with finding products, reaching items, carrying heavy purchases, and relaying feedback to the team.
• Unload trucks, open containers, stock shelves, manage overstock, and rotate product to maintain freshness.
• Monitor for mis-picked items, product outs, and incorrect deliveries, reporting any issues.
• Organize stock for maximum efficiency and clean and restock damaged items.
• Tag shelves with overstock in the back room and understock drawers.
• Report new or unusual items to the scanning coordinator for system entry.
• Collaborate with teammates to ensure a smooth and efficient overnight operation.
• Maintain compliance with Hy-Vee's dress code, hygiene standards, and company policies.
• Assist in other store areas and undertake special projects as required.
• Receive direction and support from store leadership and the Overnight Stock Manager.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Basic math skills, including fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Clear, friendly, and helpful communication skills with customers and teammates.
• Ability to stay organized and maintain pace in a busy overnight environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Up to six months of similar or related work experience is preferred.
• Ability to frequently lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing 100 pounds or more, with or without mechanical assistance.
• Ability to stand and walk on hard surfaces for extended periods.
• Where applicable: ability to operate pallet jacks, forklifts, or similar material-handling equipment (certification required).
• Ability to work in cooler or freezer environments for extended periods.
• Where applicable: ability to safely use sharp knives and blades.
• Where applicable, and in accordance with legal requirements: ability to operate a cardboard baler or compactor.
• Where applicable: ability to perform repetitive motions associated with specific tasks.
• Ability to unload, lift, stock, and rotate incoming truck freight and merchandise.
• Exposure to dirt, noise, equipment movement hazards, and cleaning chemicals or solvents.
• Occasional exposure to temperature extremes and potential electrical shock.
• Working with and around heavy store equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Up to six months of similar or related work experience preferred.
• No prior experience is required; training and support will be provided.