Produce - Clerk

Who Is Bristol Farms?

Since opening our first market in Rolling Hills, CA, Bristol Farms has brought people together around a love for cooking and sharing delicious food. We have worked to create a community of curious foodies - people who enjoyed exploring the aisles and discovering new and exciting ingredients. We know that in order to achieve this goal, we must provide the freshest, highest-quality, locally sourced meat, seafood, and produce, complement it with an awesome array of groceries in each aisle, and create an extraordinary experience for every guest.

To create that experience, we rely on our amazing team members and leaders to provide extraordinary service; and to create a fun, interactive, and engaging environment where we invite the guests to participate in the experience.

We seek out team members who not only enjoy food but are passionate about it. Team Members who thrive in a fast-paced environment and can still maintain a calm demeanor, who have a positive attitude, and who work well in a team environment. People who are warm, outgoing, authentically amazing, and want to be inspired, challenged, and proud of where they work. We look for team members who can connect with people and reach a level of hospitality that exceeds guests' expectations.

Ingredients You'll Bring to the Table

You love food and can create an experience that is beyond the everyday. You have a positive attitude and work well in a team environment. You can connect with people and reach a level of hospitality that exceeds guests' expectations. You are warm, outgoing, authentically amazing, and want to be inspired, challenged, and proud of where you work, You embody a spirit of entrepreneurship and mutual respect. You approach every situation with a YES! attitude and seek to find a solution to all opportunities that arise.

Job Title: Produce Clerk

Department: Produce

Reports To: Produce Manager

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Produce Clerk is responsible for providing service that exceeds the expectations of customers by performing the following duties (other duties may be assigned):

• Stocks shelves in the produce department
• Washes, cuts, peels, wraps, and prepares fruit for stocking.
• Stamps, marks, or tags price on merchandise.
• Ability to know the various types of produce, where they come from, how they grow, how they are prepared, and their life span.
• Ability to understand and use scales.
• Builds business by maintaining excellent customer service and creating repeat business.

Customer Service Skills (15 Second Service policy)

All Produce Clerks must acknowledge and/or greet customers within the first 15 seconds of the customer’s arrival. Customers are to be greeted and/or acknowledged while waiting at a counter, or as they are passed on the sales floor. The “Seven Points to Extraordinary Service” are to be fully executed by Produce Clerks at all times.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, Produce Clerk are regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; talk to hear; and taste or smell. Produce Clerks are frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Produce Clerks are occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Why You’ll Love Working at Bristol Farms:

• Amazing earning potential, paid weekly!
• A values-based culture that will engage and empower your growth and development
• A strong training program that will build your guest service skills
• Opportunity for growth within our family of brands
• Benefits available – Including medical, dental, vision, and 401K
• Numerous scholarship opportunities available to full & part time team members
• 20% discount at all Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres locations
• $60 credit to Shoes for Crews every 6 months of employment