Produce Clerk

Hourly Rate: $16.00/hour

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assume duties of other teammates when one is out due to personal or other work-related obligations. This may require extra hours during these times.  You will receive the required training for any position you are asked to cover for


• Responsible for assisting produce manager in ordering, ensuring proper receiving, unloading, storage, and rotation of merchandise and building of displays and exceeding health department and food safety standards. 


• Ensure produce shelving and display units are maintained, cleaned and organized. This includes ensuring all products are tagged and/or labeled properly. All product must be properly rotated.


• Work towards learning all aspects of the current position and position yourself to take on more responsibility to go to the next level.  


• Maintain produce display, prep and storage areas in clean, orderly condition, 


• Assist with monthly department inventories as directed


• Assist customers with produce questions and special orders. Offer samples and suggestions for purchase and preparation in a friendly, courteous manner.


• Follow “COOL” (Country of Origin Labeling) guidelines and requirements


• Trim, wash, bundle produce as needed


• See that unsellable items are properly disposed of


• Work with the Produce Manager to research under-performing areas within the department for improvement

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Computer Knowledge


• Produce background preferred


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of customers, employees and management.


• Ability to prioritize work tasks, multi-task and maintain focus


• Must have flexible schedule availability 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed in a typical retail work environment


• Ability to lift weights up to 50 lbs (20-40) lifting frequency


• Ability to stand for long periods of time


• Ability to work in different control climate


• Use of machinery: wrapper, box cutter