Produce Lead Team Member

About the role

We're looking for a team member who leads through influence, not authority. As our Produce Lead Team Member, you'll be the go-to resource for your peers by sharing your knowledge, mentoring and training new team members, ordering fresh products, and helping create a department where teamwork and customer service thrive. If you're passionate about produce and enjoy helping others succeed, we'd love to have you on our team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Engaging peers to provide the best possible shopping experience for our customers including an exceptional checkout experience
• Communicating with team members and assigning daily work tasks
• Mentoring and coaching other team members to ensure customer service and sales goals are exceeded and the area is maintained to Meijer standards and team members have completed required trainings
• Supports training new team members/cross-training high potential talent, providing peer coaching on job responsibilities/standards to positively impact team member productivity
• Working with leadership on department schedule writing to focus on team member engagement, improving customer service, store sales and profitability
• Ensuring freshness of products by closely monitoring execution of rotation and dating policies
• Guiding the team in compliance with food safety standards and regulations and working in a safe manner aligning to 200% accountability
• Leading team members to ensure ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display are completed, where applicable
• Actively creating an environment that supports the Meijer culture, including valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Operating a register and cash handling when needed
• Operating powered equipment, where applicable
• Participating in period end inventories, where applicable, to help achieve goals
• May be required to act in Lead capacity in other departments throughout the store

Qualifications

• 18 years old or older
• Open availability all days of the week
• Employees in this role may be scheduled to work any shift
• Passion for customer service with total engagement that conveys approachability to customers and fellow team members
• Initiates interactions with customers and peers
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Retail or other customer service experience preferred
• Creative thinking skills
• Ability to influence others
• Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat business
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product
• Experience executing plans
• Positive influence to create a strong team environment
• A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported

Pay

$18.00 - $19.50 (step pay plan with raises occurring after predetermined hours worked; actual rate offered will meet or surpass legal wage requirement for the job's location)

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Team member discount
• 401(k) with company contributions
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance (including free education)
• Development programs for advancement and career growth
• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance
• Disability leave
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Childcare subsidy
• Programs designed to support personal and professional development, work-life balance, long-term health and financial security, and continuous professional development