Each clerk is supposed to be stocking 55 cases an hour. 220 cases an hour for 4 guys. 1540 cases in 7 hours.
That does not include receiving, breaking down the pallets, conditioning, ordering, picking up backstock, checking fast alert or getting rid of cardboard. Running stock only.
Should be running 60 cases/ hour of grocery and 45 cases/hour of KMP. Some aisles are more time consuming than others.
I would need to see the order in isp to see what you are counting. 78 ice mountain 24 pk or 40 hms large paper towels doesn't count
Our store manager gives us 4 hours to break down/sort each truck and 12 hours to condition the store.
We had 3 call ins one night and it left us with 3 people to run 1500 cases. We each worked 15 hour shifts that day. We each ordered, conditioned and stocked during the 15 hours.
I liked the OT so it didn't bother me to work 12 hour days for 30 days in a row.
If you are union, there are limits on how long they can keep you past your shift. If you are on probation, I am not sure if the union can help you.
Once you are off of probation, they can't fire you for not stocking fast enough. Here, they can only make you stay an hour over your shift but they must tell you an hour before the end of your shift.
-- Edited by Anonymouse1 on Monday 11th of December 2017 10:26:30 AM
-- Edited by Anonymouse1 on Monday 11th of December 2017 10:26:51 AM
1. We wouldn't even get close to doing a 1800-2000 in an eight hour shift. Previous store manager didn't realize this, current one does. It's unrealistic, even if you have top-tier people and that's the only thing you're doing the whole night (and remember, backstock first!)
2. I do all of the receiving myself, most of the breaking down (I break Peyton pallets down myself while employees run backstock), bulk of the ordering, and all of the lovely night functions. I try to keep my workers focused just on backstock and then their truck assignment. Out of my workers half of them can meet or exceed the Pass the Baton sheet. The others, well, not so much.
3. I agree with the items. Boys will complain about truck size but 200-300 cases of 12 packs, paper towels, things like that are easy. I can throw up four 12 packs at a time if motivated.
4. "Our store manager gives us 4 hours to break down/sort each truck and 12 hours to condition the store." - I wish I had that amount of time. By myself, I sort a typical for our store (~300-400) Peyton truck in less than two hours, grocery trucks pretty much go out to the sales floor on pallets, and I can condition our entire store (smaller/value) in ~3 hours by myself. Have done it in the past while doing lows and holes and ordering at the same time.
I come in before the rest of the crew, if the truck is in house I usually have everything staged on the floor where it needs to go. They have aisle assignments; I generally move around while assigning myself an aisle or two, and assisting them in completing their aisles by running loose cases from mixed pallets, setting up displays, end caps, etc. My guys are typically on a 6-8 shift depending on night, and I give them 3-4 hours of work (according to PTB) and I personally make up the difference, usually with my department head when he comes in. We generally complete trucks, if not, when they come in the next night they're running those trucks instead of backstock. Not really an issue now the holiday season is over, but has been an issue for the past month with large holiday orders.
