Produce Clerk-Cosentino's Price Chopper 701 Watson Dr. Kearney, MO #404-8A-7PM and weekend availability

About the role

The Produce Clerk position is aimed at assisting customers in their shopping experience by ensuring they receive fresh, high-quality produce in an efficient, friendly, and courteous manner. This role reports directly to the Produce Manager.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, package, and neatly display all products in the produce department.
• Inspect product for freshness, damage, and dates and utilize proper rotation techniques.
• Able to operate, clean, and maintain all equipment safely and competently.
• Meet or exceed productivity standards to produce desired team and individual results.
• Remove any damaged, un-saleable, or returnable product from shelves and follow proper procedures for damage claims.
• Actively work to keep your work area and your department as a whole clean and safe for customers and coworkers.
• Quickly unload and sort incoming shipments and neatly stock them in their designated areas without damaging merchandise.
• Label or price any merchandise that requires marking and know how to obtain price signs when necessary.
• Be knowledgeable about department products, procedures, and policies so customer questions can be accurately answered.
• Resolve customer complaints in a professional manner and recognize when it is appropriate to involve a member of the store management team.
• Demonstrate the strong verbal and interpersonal skills necessary for positive customer and peer interactions.
• Demonstrate the basic math and reading skills required for the position.

Qualifications

• A food handling permit must be obtained within the first 14 days of employment.
• Completion of ongoing training and development as listed on the Cosentino Learning Plan.

Skills

• Know and implement the Cosentino Customer Service Standards.
• Able to operate, clean, and maintain all equipment safely and competently.
• Resolve customer complaints in a professional manner and recognize when it is appropriate to involve a member of the store management team.
• Know, comply with, and encourage other team members to comply with all health regulations, sanitation guidelines, and safety procedures for your department and your store.
• Demonstrate the strong verbal and interpersonal skills necessary for positive customer and peer interactions.
• Demonstrate the basic math and reading skills required for the position.

Physical Abilities

• Reaching overhead with both arms up to a maximum of 72 inches, twisting at the waist, and lifting objects with both hands weighing up to 20 lbs.
• Pushing and pulling grocery items to the proper locations as needed, up to a peak force of 25 lbs.
• Standing and walking for long periods of time on tile, asphalt, concrete, or other hard surfaces.
• Occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Bending and squatting, at times all the way to floor level.
• Able to work in colder conditions of the grocery coolers and freezers.