Produce Clerk

About the role

To process and stock quality merchandise on shelves and displays in a careful, clean, neat, and expedient manner. Ensuring that a variety of product is fresh and appealingly displayed for our customers while maintaining great customer service.

Responsibilities

• Ensures product is priced accurately
• Stocks product and displays ensuring proper grading, rotating, crisping, trimming, wrapping, watering, and company sanitation practices are followed in accordance with company policy and product code dates
• Maintains a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observes company dress code
• Processes merchandise according to production guidelines and handles damaged and spoiled products according to company policy
• Keeps back room, cooler, freezer, fans, drains, and display cases organized and clean
• Maintains the correct temperature and reports refrigeration failure immediately to management
• Keeps work area swept clean, orderly, and free from safety hazards; reports any hazards immediately to management
• Lifts and moves product safely
• Exercises safe practices when lifting or moving product, along with cleaning department equipment and tools
• Occasionally assists in checking and verifying produce department receiving when required
• Occasionally restocks and uses supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and maintain the lowest supply cost
• Notifies management of associate theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized mark downs, or property defacement
• Occasionally makes use of the oldest products first (first in, first out)
• Occasionally fills and builds displays
• Occasionally receives, unloads, and puts away daily loads from delivery and stores product in designated areas to protect product quality
• Continuously maintains a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observes company dress code
• Continuously exercises safe practices when lifting or moving product, along with cleaning department equipment and tools
• Continuously monitors the correct temperature and reports refrigeration failure immediately to management
• Continuously keeps work area swept clean, orderly, and free from safety hazards; reports any hazards immediately to management

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age
• Ability to work at multiple store locations as needed
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English, with the ability to follow instructions
• Ability to work a schedule based on the business needs of the store location
• Able to work in a style that is Respectful, Supportive, and Totally Team Oriented (RSTO)
• Knowledgeable and able to differentiate between all of the various types of produce merchandise including taste, preparation method or use, and price differences between varieties of similar classes of products (i.e., types of apples, potatoes, etc.)
• Ability to work in a cold environment

Qualifications

• Authorized to work within the U.S.

Skills

• Customer service skills
• Physical stamina and strength
• Attention to detail
• Computer skills

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$15.00 - $17.90 per hour

Schedule

N/A