Information

  • Store Name and Number

  • Week number

  • Better Waste Routines Audit

  • Conducted on

  • Completed by

  • Completed with

Routines

  • Is resource in place to complete a thorough potential reduction scan 7 days a week from 5pm - Produce/Horticulture/Meat/Poultry/Dairy/Bread.<br>Resource is not being used to support other areas.<br>

  • Are all staff trained correctly to complete the potential scan? Is additional resource in place to cover sickness and holidays?

  • Start of trade reductions are carried out as part of the potential scan?

  • Reduction times reflect the trade of the store. We recommend a first reduction completed for 11am and a second reduction Between 1pm and 4pm. These can be updated for each department in the store ordering system - option 2,3

  • Final reductions are completed towards the end of the night and duty managers stand over the final markdown to ensure all products sell through.

  • Does the duty manager review that the potential scan is actioned?

  • Is the better waste routines report reviewed and 87% target achieved. Any department not achieving target has a plan in place to review.

  • Is the Better Waste Routine Report being reviewed on Store Reports weekly to identify root cause of any non compliance with the measure?

  • Is the Blended Waste Report reviewed weekly by Stock Control and Fresh Managers and is Discussed at the waste meeting?

  • Is the store achieving the out of code target of 15%. If not is there a plan in plan to address this?

  • Is the store completing a daily waste review using SBO 543? Highlighting any department over 15% OOC and 12% DAM at Team 5?

  • Are overstock walks being completed daily looking at both front and back areas? (Walk should be completed by both replenishment and stock control)

  • Is Fresh Manager completing rotation checks (2 Mods Per Day) What does the output from this look like?

  • Is the Long Life Date Scan completed accurately (Spot Check)

  • Reduced to clear sections on the shop floor are clean, tidy with the correct stripping and POS in place.

Colleague Engagement

  • Does the Weekly meetings take place and detailed next steps taken. This should follow the Back to Basics Agenda

  • Waste is discussed as part of the Day-Night and Night-Day handovers? Duty manger confirms that all damages have been cleared prior to the end of the shift.

  • Previous Days Performance is discussed at Team 5 (Splits, BWR, Key Issues)

Backrooms

  • Are waste Cages secured. Check waste Prints Match whats in a sample of bags.

  • Waste areas are clean, tidy and well organised. Damages and products not for sale are kept separate with signs in place. Fresh and ambient.

  • Community Food Connection Are is Well organised and is reviewed throughout the day by Fresh / Duty Manager?

  • Critical cages for EPWs, new lines and short coded products are in place with correct signage- fresh and ambient. These should be reviewed daily by Stock Control and Fresh Managers

Grocery and Frozen

  • The date scanning function is used to complete grocery rotation checks and the weekly OOC risk report is reviewed and the reductions actioned to clear products through as required.

  • Fix at shelf Tape is in under shelf drawers and there is evidence that they are being used to repair products that are fit for sale.

Dotcom / Front End

  • Dotcom returns are managed daily and returned to the relevant departments.

  • Are all put backs managed correctly at checkouts and not contributing to high waste?

Nights

  • All damages are cleared before the start and end of each shift. This part of the Duty Handover (All Departments)

The templates available in our Public Library have been created by our customers and employees to help get you started using SafetyCulture's solutions. The templates are intended to be used as hypothetical examples only and should not be used as a substitute for professional advice. You should seek your own professional advice to determine if the use of a template is permissible in your workplace or jurisdiction. You should independently determine whether the template is suitable for your circumstances.