Fresh Produce Associate

Job Summary of Fresh Produce Associate:

Help manage and operate the Produce Department by maintaining the quality, stocking levels, and visual appeal of products, thereby contributing to a positive customer experience.

Responsibilities of Fresh Produce Associate:

• Verify and communicate the quality, count, and freshness of all products.
• Prepare merchandise in sales area. (Trimming, packaging, weighing, and pricing)
• Display merchandise in a neat and colorful manner.
• Maintain freshness standards on counters.
• Maintenance of equipment and housekeeping of back room and sales area.
• Be aware of case temperatures and communicate any temperature failures to the manager in charge.
• Maintain good customer relations with prompt and courteous service.
• Observe policies and procedures established for the department.
• Follow "clean as you go" program to ensure clean, sanitary environment.
• Know product and product uses.
• Greet all customers and be observant.
• Abid by all company policies as stated in the Employee Handbook
• Assist in the unloading of merchandise.
• Transport stock to coolers and storage areas.
• Monitor inventory of supplies and notify Produce Manager when orders are needed.

Qualifications of Fresh Produce Associate:

• Strong mathematical acumen and the skill to accurately enumerate products and verify their correspondence with invoice totals.
• Successful customer support is dependent on having strong communication skills.
• Skilled use of hands is essential for the meticulous trimming and packaging of agricultural produce.
• Skill in transferring, transporting, and placing merchandise in their appropriate areas.
• It is necessary to lift weights of up to fifty (50) pounds for fifty percent (50%) of the time.

As mandated by federal employment laws, this employer is required to inform all applicants about their rights, highlighting the principle of equal opportunity.