Produce Associate
Position Summary
Our members value quality and freshness in their produce purchases. As a produce team member, you play a crucial role in ensuring these qualities are met by managing availability, cleanliness, and freshness. Your positive attitude and excellent customer service are key to enhancing the shopping experience.
What you'll do...
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of products and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Help educate other associates on tools, tasks, and resources.
Communicate effectively and develop interpersonal skills for providing customer service.
Work in other areas as needed, tracking goods, maintaining in-stock levels, and controlling shrinkage.
Understand the processes and specifications related to quality of various types of produce merchandise.
Prepare (trim, crisp, package, scale) products according to established standards.
Maintain product safety and follow company sanitation guidelines.
Adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and company policies related to produce quality.
Leverage digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement.
Use hand-held technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality.
Adapt to new tools and encourage others to use them.
Drive the performance of the area by utilizing digital tools.
Utilize perpetual inventory management techniques to stock and rotate department products.
Ensure quality and date control standards.
Eliminate waste.
Guide peers and provide attention to customer needs.
Assist customers according to company policies and procedures.
Be an advocate for the department and the club by valuing the member's experience in the produce area and modeling high-quality service and products.
Execute the basics at the highest possible level of quality.
Exhibit energy, commitment, and passion for the work.
Comply with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.
Complete work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources.
Collaborate with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners.
Identify priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
Carry out tasks.
Communicate progress and information.
Determine and recommend ways to address improvement opportunities.
Adapt to and learn from change, difficulties, and feedback.
At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards, along with other great benefits.
Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment.
It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see this link.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
Live Better U is a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at this link.
The hourly wage range for this position is $17.00 to $25.00*
The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.
Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.
Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed.
Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.
Minimum Qualifications
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Preferred Qualifications
Not specified.