Grocery Stock Clerk Jobs
Grocery Stock Clerk jobs are open across grocery chains, big-box retailers, warehouse clubs, and specialty food stores, from entry-level to lead and overnight shift roles, with specializations in produce stocking, frozen food, and backroom receiving. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Job Summary: As a Stock Controller, you'll lead and provision a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing superior customer service. You'll perform supervisory responsibilities, such as assisting with work scheduling, and training and developing Partners. The Stock Controller role gives you the opportunity to learn about multiple products and departments across the total store, along with leading a team, a building block to many other jobs, making a career for you at H-E-B.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:
Management / Training:
- Carries the leadership baton in absence of the Department Manager; works nights or opposite shift of Manager
- Leads the overnight stocking team to include delegating and directing work, motivating Partners; holds team accountable for meeting expectations; manages conflict or escalates to appropriate Leader
- Communicates the "state of the team" (performance, operations, morale, department needs, inventory) to Department Manager and Leader; may provide formal input on Partner performance
- Coaches / develops Partners; assists with new hire onboarding and training
- Gives input on writing schedules; reports out on overnight time and attendance
- Leads the team to deliver key results (e.g., A+ Standards, labor, OT, hospitality)
- Uses technology and data to manage inventory and in-stocks
- Complies with departmental SOPs and store operating procedures; ensures other Partners comply
- Ensures compliance with inventory management SOPs and processes (e.g., MSI / MSR/ scan full case backstock)
- Leads to / trains on 100% in-stocks, rotation, and fully-filled displays
- Communicates with DSD vendors
- Loads, unloads, and moves heavy, bulky products
- Will perform Night Stocker duties
Customer Service:
- Provides excellent customer service; models / coaches on superior customer service and hospitality
- Answers customer questions regarding products; assists them with selections; addresses complaints; resolves problems
- Merchandises products effectively
The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.
Qualifications & Key Requirements:
Age Requirement:
- 18+
Work Experience:
- 3+ months of experience in stocking or customer service
- Experience leading an overnight team, or large teams in other areas of the business (preferred)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Understanding of technology
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
- Ability to communicate with team, including verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work overnight schedules
- Ability to operate pallet jack / baler
- Ability to work well with others
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks
- Ability to plan, prioritize, and delegate as work changes
- Ability to anticipate change and plan for execution accordingly
- Ability to remain adaptable and help others through change
- Motivation to grow and learn with the company
- High energy level and stamina; ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Someone who enjoys working overnight shifts, and thrives working with others
- Adaptable mindset; willingness to remain flexible to the unexpected, but okay with structure and consistency as well
Education:
Licenses/Certifications:
- Completion of forklift / power jack training
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
- Work in a fast-paced environment
- Perform the following, based on your department:
-
Grocery:
- Constantly reach at waist, grasp
- Frequently stand, walk, bend
- Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
- Occasionally be exposed to cold, loud noise, ambient temperatures, and wet conditions
- Demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, and manage in excess of 100 lbs
-
Drugstore:
- Constantly reach at waist, grasp
- Frequently stand, walk
- Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
- Occasionally be exposed to loud noise, ambient temperatures, and wet conditions
- Demonstrate the ability to lift 66 lbs, and manage in excess of 50 lbs
While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as - -Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day
- It is Partners' responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Last revised: 2/1/2019
Job Summary: As a Stock Controller, you'll lead and provision a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing superior customer service. You'll perform supervisory responsibilities, such as assisting with work scheduling, and training and developing Partners. The Stock Controller role gives you the opportunity to learn about multiple products and departments across the total store, along with leading a team, a building block to many other jobs, making a career for you at H-E-B.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:
Management / Training:
- Carries the leadership baton in absence of the Department Manager; works nights or opposite shift of Manager
- Leads the overnight stocking team to include delegating and directing work, motivating Partners; holds team accountable for meeting expectations; manages conflict or escalates to appropriate Leader
- Communicates the "state of the team" (performance, operations, morale, department needs, inventory) to Department Manager and Leader; may provide formal input on Partner performance
- Coaches / develops Partners; assists with new hire onboarding and training
- Gives input on writing schedules; reports out on overnight time and attendance
- Leads the team to deliver key results (e.g., A+ Standards, labor, OT, hospitality)
- Uses technology and data to manage inventory and in-stocks
- Complies with departmental SOPs and store operating procedures; ensures other Partners comply
- Ensures compliance with inventory management SOPs and processes (e.g., MSI / MSR/ scan full case backstock)
- Leads to / trains on 100% in-stocks, rotation, and fully-filled displays
- Communicates with DSD vendors
- Loads, unloads, and moves heavy, bulky products
- Will perform Night Stocker duties
Customer Service:
- Provides excellent customer service; models / coaches on superior customer service and hospitality
- Answers customer questions regarding products; assists them with selections; addresses complaints; resolves problems
- Merchandises products effectively
The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.
Qualifications & Key Requirements:
Age Requirement:
- 18+
Work Experience:
- 3+ months of experience in stocking or customer service
- Experience leading an overnight team, or large teams in other areas of the business (preferred)
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Understanding of technology
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
- Ability to communicate with team, including verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work overnight schedules
- Ability to operate pallet jack / baler
- Ability to work well with others
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks
- Ability to plan, prioritize, and delegate as work changes
- Ability to anticipate change and plan for execution accordingly
- Ability to remain adaptable and help others through change
- Motivation to grow and learn with the company
- High energy level and stamina; ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Someone who enjoys working overnight shifts, and thrives working with others
- Adaptable mindset; willingness to remain flexible to the unexpected, but okay with structure and consistency as well
Education:
Licenses/Certifications:
- Completion of forklift / power jack training
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
- Work in a fast-paced environment
- Perform the following, based on your department:
-
Grocery:
- Constantly reach at waist, grasp
- Frequently stand, walk, bend
- Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
- Occasionally be exposed to cold, loud noise, ambient temperatures, and wet conditions
- Demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, and manage in excess of 100 lbs
-
Drugstore:
- Constantly reach at waist, grasp
- Frequently stand, walk
- Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
- Occasionally be exposed to loud noise, ambient temperatures, and wet conditions
- Demonstrate the ability to lift 66 lbs, and manage in excess of 50 lbs
While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as - -Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day
- It is Partners' responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Last revised: 2/1/2019
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Who's Hiring
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in grocery stock clerk jobs.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds repeatedly during a full shift
- Availability for overnight, early morning, weekend, and holiday shifts
- Experience rotating stock using first-in, first-out (FIFO) methods
- Familiarity with reading and executing planograms or shelf schematics
- High school diploma or GED, or currently enrolled
- Basic math skills for counting inventory and verifying product quantities
Tips for Your Grocery Stock Clerk Job Search
Highlight your physical stamina clearly
Grocery stock clerk postings almost always list lifting requirements, often up to 50 pounds repeatedly. Quantify this on your resume by naming the weight ranges you've handled and the shift lengths you've worked, so hiring managers don't have to guess.
List every shift type you can work
Many grocery stocking roles are overnight, early morning, or split shifts. State your availability explicitly on your application materials, including weekends and holidays, because schedule flexibility is often the deciding factor between two otherwise equal candidates.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists grocery stock clerk openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Tailor your resume to each department
Produce, frozen food, dairy, and backroom receiving each have distinct physical and organizational demands. When a posting specifies a department, mirror that language on your resume and name any direct experience with that product category's storage or rotation requirements.
Prepare for a working interview format
Some grocery retailers replace or supplement the sit-down interview with a brief floor walkthrough or a task demonstration. Practice describing how you check date codes, face products, and read a planogram so you can explain your process confidently if asked on the spot.
Follow up the same week you apply
Grocery stocking positions fill quickly because store managers hire on a rolling basis. A brief, polite follow-up call or in-store visit within two to three days of applying keeps your name in front of the hiring manager before the role closes.
Grocery Stock Clerk Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a grocery stock clerk?
To become a grocery stock clerk, start by applying directly to grocery chains, big-box retailers, or warehouse clubs that post entry-level stocking roles. No formal degree is required, but you should be prepared to demonstrate physical stamina, schedule flexibility, and a basic understanding of stock rotation practices like first-in, first-out during the interview or hiring process.
Can you get hired as a grocery stock clerk with no experience?
Yes, many grocery stock clerk positions are explicitly entry-level and require no prior retail or stocking experience. Employers in this role prioritize reliability, physical capability, and open availability over a work history. Emphasizing your willingness to work overnight or weekend shifts and your ability to handle repetitive lifting often carries more weight than past job titles.
What does the grocery stock clerk interview process look like?
The grocery stock clerk interview process is usually short, often a single conversation with a store manager or department lead lasting under 30 minutes. Expect questions about your availability, your ability to meet physical demands, and how you handle fast-paced, repetitive tasks. Some stores follow the conversation with a brief floor walkthrough or ask you to demonstrate how you would face or rotate a shelf.
Where can I find and apply to grocery stock clerk jobs?
You can find and apply to grocery stock clerk jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your preferred location, shift type, or department, then apply directly to each listing that fits your experience and availability.
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