Produce Clerk

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Greet, assist, and thank customers in a prompt, courteous, and friendly manner.
• Stock product and displays, ensuring proper grading, rotating, crisping, trimming, wrapping, watering, and adherence to company sanitation practices and product code dates (first in, first out).
• Fill and build displays; ensure product is priced accurately.
• Assist in checking and verifying produce department receiving when required.
• Receive, unload, and put away daily loads from delivery; store product in designated areas to protect quality.
• Be knowledgeable about produce merchandise, including taste, preparation, use, and price differences between varieties (e.g., types of apples, potatoes).
• Offer product suggestions to customers.
• Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance and observe company dress code.
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Practice the “Cleaner’s Creed” and proper sanitation procedures.
• Process merchandise according to production guidelines and handle damaged/spoiled products per company policy.
• Keep back room, cooler, freezer, fans, drains, and display cases organized, clean, and monitor correct temperatures; report refrigeration failures immediately.
• Keep work area swept clean, orderly, and free from safety hazards; report hazards immediately.
• Exercise safe practices when lifting/moving product and cleaning department equipment/tools.
• Occasionally assist the front end with bagging during busy times.
• Restock and use supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and maintain low supply costs.
• Notify management of associate theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized markdowns, or property defacement.
• Complete onboarding/e-learnings and checklist within 30 days of hire.
• Commit to the “Golden Rule” and work in a Respectful, Supportive, and Totally Team-Oriented (RSTO) style to build a strong produce team.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to work at multiple store locations as needed.
• Basic computer skills.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English, with the ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to work a schedule based on business needs.
• Authorized to work within the U.S.

Physical Demands

• Crawling: Never (0%)
• Sitting, balancing, stooping, kneeling, climbing (up to 8 feet), and crouching: Occasionally (1-33%)
• Carrying and lifting (up to 50 lbs), pushing and pulling (up to 250 lbs), bending, and reaching (waist or overhead): Frequently (34-66%)
• Standing and walking on tile/concrete, handling, fingering, feeling, talking, seeing, smelling, and hearing: Continuously (67-100%)

Safety Risk Factors

• Loud noise, slippery/crowded floors, hazardous equipment, skin irritants, toxic exposure, nuisance dust, fumes, sprays, and hazardous cleaning solutions: Occasionally (1-33%)
• Twisting of back/neck and contact with sharp objects: Frequently (34-66%)

Machines, Tools, and Equipment Utilized

• Wrapper, scale, pineapple core machine, pallet jack, pressure washer, crate opener, pricing gun.
• Must be 18 years of age to use: knives, case cutter, power jack, trash compactor.

Working Conditions

Work environment is inside and includes exposure to cold temperatures.

Pay

The hiring range for this position is $15.00 - $17.90 per hour.