Houston 68 (Spring Green) Market - Perishables Rep - Part time

About the Role

As a Perishable Representative, you are responsible for providing a well-stocked and well-maintained department while delivering superior customer service. You will prepare, package, and merchandise fresh product daily, ensuring all department and food safety/sanitation standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Customer Service
  • Provides superior customer service
  • Takes orders from customers by telephone or in person
  • Answers customer questions regarding products and assists them with selections
• Food Service
  • Prepares, packages, and merchandises fresh product
  • Slices, packages, labels, and rotates products
  • Scans items on Telxon for production
  • Assists in technical areas as needed
• Sales
  • Merchandises product effectively
  • Uses suggestive selling techniques to meet customer needs and build department sales
  • Makes regular announcements related to freshly-produced items to increase sales
• Food Safety / Sanitation
  • Cleans and sanitizes display cases; properly operates/maintains equipment
  • Complies with H-E-B food safety and sanitation standards
  • Complies with departmental SOPs and store operating procedures
• Department-Specific Responsibilities
  • Aguas
    • Peels, cuts, and chops fresh fruits and vegetables
    • Prepares fresh specialty drinks and food products specific to the Aguas department
  • Floral
    • Designs floral arrangements; provides a variety of fresh, quality products
    • Designs and executes merchandising programs
    • Tracks seasonal record when appropriate
  • Market
    • Cuts, trims, and prepares meat for service at the meat counter and self-service counter
    • Ensures proper product rotation and storage
    • Maintains coolers and freezers
    • Weighs, prices, and packages selections
    • Operates power meat prep and process equipment
  • Produce
    • Stocks and rotates product to ensure freshness
    • Assists floral department when needed
    • Communicates product knowledge to customers by explaining and providing samples
    • Cuts, wraps, and prices produce to be placed on the sales floor
    • Maintains signing program
  • Seafood
    • Knowledgeable about various fish and shellfish
    • Weighs, prices, and packages selections
    • Maintains coolers and freezers

Requirements

• 18 years or older
• High school diploma or GED (or equivalent)
• Completion of company orientation and safety training

Skills

• Customer service and communication skills
• Computer systems knowledge (Telxon, ACR, label machine)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Reading and writing proficiency
• Planning and organizing skills

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

This role functions in a fast-paced, retail environment with frequent exposure to wet, cold, or hot conditions, ambient temperatures, and occasional loud noise. Physical demands vary by department:

• General
  • Frequently stand, walk, pivot, push/pull with arms, grasp, and perform cervical flexion
  • Occasionally reach overhead, at shoulder, knee, or floor; bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, stair climb, twist, pinch, and perform fine motor movements
• Market
  • Constantly reach at waist
  • Demonstrate the ability to lift 90 lbs and manage in excess of 90 lbs (with assistance if needed)
• Seafood
  • Constantly reach at waist
  • Demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs and manage in excess of 50 lbs (with assistance if needed)

Note: Measurements are defined as—Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5–5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0–2.5 hours per 8-hour day.