Houston 70 (Bridgeland) 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 providing superior customer service. You will prepare, package, and merchandise fresh product on a daily basis, while maintaining all department and food safety / sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include providing superior customer service, preparing and merchandising fresh product, and maintaining department and food safety / sanitation standards. Specific duties may vary depending on the department, but may include:

• Taking orders from customers by telephone or in person
• Answering customer questions regarding products and assisting them with selections
• Slicing, packaging, labeling, and rotating products
• Scanning in items on Telxon for production
• Merchandising product effectively and using suggestive selling techniques to meet customer needs and build department sales
• Cleaning and sanitizing display cases and properly operating and maintaining equipment

Department-Specific Responsibilities

Additional responsibilities may vary depending on the specific department, including:

• Aguas: Peeling, cutting, and chopping fresh fruits and vegetables, preparing fresh specialty drinks and food products
• Floral: Designing floral arrangements, providing a variety of fresh, quality products, and designing and executing merchandising programs
• Market: Cutting, trimming, and preparing meat for service meat counter and self-service counter, ensuring proper product rotation and storage
• Produce: Stocking and rotating product to ensure freshness, assisting floral department when needed, communicating product knowledge to customers
• Seafood: Being knowledgeable about various fish and shellfish, weighing, pricing, and packaging selections, maintaining coolers and freezers

Qualifications

To be qualified for this role, you must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent. You should also have customer service and communication skills, computer systems knowledge, and strong customer service skills.

Skills

Required skills include customer service and communication skills, computer systems knowledge (Telxon, ACR, label machine), strong customer service skills, communication and interpersonal skills, reading and writing skills, and planning and organizing skills.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

This role requires functioning in a fast-paced, retail environment, working with customers, and performing various physical tasks such as standing, walking, pivoting, pushing/pulling arms, grasping, and lifting. The specific physical demands may vary depending on the department, but may include:

• Constantly reaching at waist, frequently standing, walking, pivoting, pushing/pulling arms, grasping
• Frequently being exposed to wet, cold conditions, occasionally reaching overhead, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, kneeling, stair climbing, twisting, pinching, performing fine motor movements
• Demonstrating the ability to lift 50-90 lbs and manage in excess of 50-90 lbs