Produce Clerk

Job Details

Description Compensation $14.42 - $17.00/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