Fresh Cut Clerk I (Part-Time)

About the role

Join our Festival Foods team as a Fresh Cut Produce Associate! In this role, you’ll play an important part in ensuring our guests have access to delicious, freshly cut fruit and veggie platters—perfect for daily life, a get-together or special occasion! Your ability to keep our fresh cut department stocked and ready will keep our guests returning, knowing they can rely on us for their entertaining needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain appropriate stock levels in the fresh cut department by observing sales floor and cooler conditions, producing, stocking, and replenishing products as needed.
• Execute the boomerang theory by delivering outstanding service to all guests; assist guests with finding what they're looking for, and take the initiative to resolve guest concerns and ensure satisfaction, making things right when service or product issues arise.
• Contribute to the overall cleanliness of the department by organizing and sanitizing work areas, shelving, and sales floors as needed.
• Ensure all quality standards are met, including maintaining accurate food safety logs and meeting quantity expectations by 10 am and 5 pm.
• Honor commitments with regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and provide adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
• Support the team by performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to effectively engage with guests, leaders, and retail sales associates; utilize strong written and verbal skills to work with a crew in a fast-paced environment.
• Safety Awareness: Thorough understanding of safety requirements and company safety policies, including proper lifting techniques and box cutter safety.
• Equipment Proficiency: Ability to use equipment such as power jacks, walk-behind lifts, WAVs, balers, and compactors.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The associate must possess the ability to stand in place for long periods of time; work in a cooler, walk in the store; bend, stoop and kneel regularly.
• The associate must have full range of upper body motion in order to lift product.
• Requires the ability to perform repetitive tasks for prolonged periods of time.
• Must possess functional sensory abilities in order to visually monitor the store, create attractive displays, and to operate equipment.
• The position requires the associate to lift up to 40 pounds on an occasional basis.

Benefits

• Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household.
• Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
• Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better planning and balance with schedules provided two weeks in advance.
• Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options designed to fit your needs.
• Support for Total Well-Being: Includes 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and LEAPCare Care Coaches for confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues, and depression or anxiety.
• Save for Your Future: 401(k) plan with an annual discretionary match to help associates reach their savings goals.