Produce Associate

Job Summary

Provides excellent customer service, maintains pricing, stocking, and rotation of merchandise in the produce area, performs point-of-sale and receiving functions.   

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Responsibilities

• Provides customers with prompt and courteous service or assistance.
• Assists in receiving and unloading merchandise; verifies items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered; checks products for quality, count, and condition.
• Stocks display cases and ensures proper rotation of products, takes finished products to refrigerated storage or shelf areas, maintains organized cooler.
• Follow procedures for receiving, code dating, trimming, juicing (Montrose), storing, price marking and restocking products to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.
• Knows various aspects of all produce including taste, preparation, or use and price differences between similar classes of products.
• Inform management of pricing problem areas or discrepancies.
• Assists in ordering and maintaining inventory control.
• Handles damaged products according to company policy and assists in controlling the level of damaged goods.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education And Experience (E = Essential D = Desired)

• (E) High school education or equivalent
• (E) 2 years experience in retail environment
• (D) 2 years experience in produce operations preferred