Produce Associate

Produce Department Associate

Provides excellent customer service to all customers. Maintains consistent quality of products, stock levels, rotation (FIFO), merchandising, and pricing signage of products of merchandise and products in produce area. Unloads, washes, trims, and stores produce from shipments. Learns and understands the various aspects of produce department products.

Provides customers with prompt and courteous service and assistance

Greets customers as they enter the store through the department

Inspects products for quality ensuring any signs of spoilage, damage, or unwanted additions are resolved

Ensures produce environment is clean, sanitized, and presentable at all times; ensuring debris, trash, and other foreign materials are removed timely

Conditions department according to produce leadership policy and direction including but not limited to: rearranging equipment, deep cleaning surfaces, reorienting displays, re-signing products

Maintains appropriate stock levels according to business needs at the direction of produce leadership

Rotates products according to First In First Out methodology

Arranges and rearranges displays in line with company presentation and display standards for produce department

Addresses pricing and signage issues timely, ensuring produce leadership is notified of any issues and discrepancies

Washes products according to produce department washing categories at instruction of leadership

Trims and prepares products according to produce policy and daily needs

Unloads shipments according to inventory and dispersing as instructed according to department needs

Ensures that backstock is properly rotated according to FIFO methodology

Learns and understands the taste, preparation, differences, uses, ripeness, and other aspects of products within the produce department

Other duties as assigned

Works in a non-smoking store environment that has daily exposure to wet, cold and freezing conditions. Additional environmental factors include odors, noise, and textures. This position works with raw produce materials that may include ice, dirt, insects, rot, and mold. This position uses chemicals, sharp equipment, and hot equipment. The workspace requires constant self-awareness and comfortability navigating tight spaces.

Knives

General/Misc. Kitchen Equipment

Push Carts

U-Boats

Scanning Gun

Wet-Wall Components

Box Cutter

Scale

Compactor

Pressure Washer

Pricing Gun

Printing Scale

Manual Pallet

Floral Cutter

Bailer

Garden Hose

Food Processor

Wrapping Machine

Education And Experience (E = Essential D = Desired)

High School Diploma or equivalent is required

ServSafe Food Handler Level 1 Certificate is required (can be obtained during employment)

Previous experience in a front-facing retail environment is preferred

Previous experience with food handling or service is preferred

Experience with food prep is plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Interpersonal Skills

Ability to Problem Solve

How and when to take initiative

Stacking skills

Spatial Reasoning

Verbal Communication Skills

Ability to work independently

Knife skills

Strong Attention to Detail

Ability to work with a team

Merchandising Ability

Physical Requirements

Hearing (Auditory)

Reading

Reaching

Lifting and Carrying 60 lbs.

Climbing (Stepladder)

Bending

Grasping

Standing

Sight or Peripheral Vision

Operating Equipment

Pushing/Pulling Cart

Walking

Crouching

Communicating (Verbal)

Writing

Phone handling

Knife Handling