PRODUCE/DEPT LEADER

About the role

Implement all company and division policies to achieve maximum sales and profits in the produce departments.

Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Work mornings, afternoons, evenings, nights as the work demands.
• Work weekends and holidays as needed.
• Understand and apply all key components of department operations (Managing people, merchandising, computer assisted ordering, inventory management, shrink control, customer services, labor scheduling, expense control, etc.).
• Communicate effectively with employees, customers, and supervision.
• Make intelligent decisions quickly and handle stressful situations calmly.
• Handle customer complaints and make recommendations regarding hiring, firing, disciplining, demoting, transferring, and evaluating produce department personnel.
• Manage and train produce department personnel.
• Plan, organize, direct, and control produce department activities.
• Manage and maintain produce department inventories and ensure proper stock and supplies.
• Analyze and make changes to produce department aspects as needed.
• Support and interact with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.

Requirements

• Minimum Willing to be flexible and work mornings, afternoons, evenings, nights as the work demands.
• Willing and available to work weekends and holidays as needed.
• Produce work experience or similar experience in food preparation.
• Past work record reflecting dependability and integrity.
• Ability to work in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Aptitude to manage people and organize workloads.

Qualifications

• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to make intelligent decisions quickly.
• Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and make a positive impression on associates and customers.
• Ability to communicate and implement company initiatives and process improvements to direct reports in a positive manager.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Intelligent decision-making ability.
• Stress management skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Leadership and management skills.

Benefits

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Free counseling through Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000 over your career, through industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

Pay

Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.

Schedule

Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.