Produce Associate

Job Summary

Provides excellent customer service to all guests. Maintain consistent quality of products, stock levels, rotation (FIFO), merchandising, and pricing signage of products of merchandise and products in produce area. Unloads, washes, trims, and stores produce from shipments. Learn and understand the various aspects of produce department products.

Responsibilities

• · Provides customers with prompt and courteous  service and assistance
• · Greets customers as they enter the store  through the department
• · Inspect products for quality ensuring any signs  of spoilage, damage, or unwanted additions are resolved
• · Ensure produce environment is clean, sanitized,  and presentable at all times; ensuring debris, trash, and other foreign  materials are removed timely
• · Condition department according to produce  leadership policy and direction including but not limited to: rearranging  equipment, deep cleaning surfaces, reorienting displays, re-signing products
• · Maintain appropriate stock levels according to  business needs at the direction of produce leadership
• · Rotate products according to First In First Out  methodology
• · Arranges and rearranges displays in line with company  presentation and display standards for produce department 
• · Addresses pricing and signage issues timely,  ensuring produce leadership is notified of any issues and discrepancies
• · Wash products according to produce department  washing categories at instruction of leadership
• · Trim and prepare products according to produce  policy and daily needs
• · Unload shipments according to inventory and  dispersing as instructed according department needs
• · Ensure that backstock is properly rotated  according to FIFO methodology
• · Learn and understand the taste, preparation,  differences, uses, ripeness, and other aspects of products within the produce  department
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Works in a non-smoking store environment that has daily exposure to wet, cold and freezing   conditions. Additional environmental factors include odors, noise, and   textures. This position works with raw produce materials that may include   ice, dirt, insects, rot, and mold. This position uses chemicals, sharp   equipment, and hot equipment. The workspace requires constant self-awareness   and comfortability navigating tight spaces.

Equipment Operated

· Knives

· General/Misc. Kitchen Equipment

· Push Carts

· U-Boats

· Scanning Gun

· Wet-Wall Components

· Box Cutter

· Scale

· Compactor

· Pressure Washer

· Pricing Gun

· Printing Scale

· Manual Pallet

· Floral Cutter

· Bailer

· Garden Hose

· Food Processor

· Wrapping Machine

Education And Experience

• · High School Diploma or equivalent is required
• · ServSafe Food Handler Level 1 Certificate is required (can be obtained during employment)
• · Previous experience in a front-facing retail environment is preferred
• · Previous experience with food handling or service is preferred
• · Experience with food prep is plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• · Interpersonal Skills
• · Ability to Problem Solve
• · How and when to take initiative
• · Stacking skills
• · Spatial Reasoning
• · Verbal Communication Skills
• · Ability to work independently
• · Knife skills
• · Strong Attention to Detail
• · Ability to work with a team
• · Merchandising Ability

Physical Requirements

• · Hearing (Auditory)
• · Reading
• · Reaching
• · Lifting and Carrying 60 lbs.
• · Climbing (Stepladder)
• · Bending
• · Grasping
• · Standing
• · Sight or Peripheral Vision
• · Operating Equipment
• · Pushing/Pulling Cart
• · Walking
• · Crouching
• · Communicating (Verbal)
• · Writing
• · Phone handling
• · Knife Handling