San Antonio 09 (SW Military/Pleasanton) Market - Perishables Rep - Part Time

Responsibilities

As a Perishable Representative, you are responsible for providing a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing superior customer service. You will prepare, package, and merchandise fresh product on a daily basis, while maintaining all department and food safety / sanitation standards.

• Provides superior customer service
• Takes orders from customers by telephone or in person
• Answers customer questions regarding products and assists them with selections
• Prepares, packages, and merchandises fresh product
• Slices, packages, labels, and rotates products
• Scans in items on Telxon for production
• Assists in technical areas as needed
• Merchandises product effectively
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to meet customer needs and build department sales
• Makes regular announcements related to freshly-produced items, and to increase sales
• Cleans and sanitizes display cases; properly operates / maintains equipment
• Complies with H-E-B food safety and sanitation standards
• Complies with departmental SOPs and store operating procedures

Additional department-specific responsibilities include:

• Aguas: Peels, cuts, and chops fresh fruits and vegetables, prepares fresh specialty drinks and food products
• Floral: Designs floral arrangements, provides a variety of fresh, quality products, designs and executes merchandising programs
• Market: Cuts, trims, and prepares meat for service meat counter and self-service counter, ensures proper product rotation and storage
• Produce: Stocks and rotates product to ensure freshness, assists floral department when needed, communicates product knowledge to customers
• Seafood: Knowledgeable about various fish and shellfish, weighs, prices, and packages selections, maintains coolers and freezers

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent, be at least 18 years old, and possess customer service and communication skills, computer systems knowledge, and strong customer service skills.

• Age Requirement: 18+
• Work Experience: Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Customer service and communication skills
• Computer systems knowledge (Telxon, ACR, label machine)
• Strong customer service skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Reading and writing skills
• Planning and organizing skills

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

The Perishable Representative will function in a fast-paced, retail environment, working with customers, staying attentive to their needs, and performing various physical tasks.

• Constantly reach at waist
• Frequently stand, walk, pivot, push / pull arms, grasp, cervical flexion
• Frequently be exposed to wet, cold conditions
• Occasionally reach overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, stair climb, twist, pinch, perform fine motor movements
• Occasionally be exposed to hot conditions, ambient temperatures, loud noise
• Demonstrate the ability to lift 90 lbs, and manage in excess of 90 lbs (or 50 lbs for Seafood department)