Produce Manager

Compensation $21.00 - $25.00/hour

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Customer Service skills
• Ordering for the department
• Responsible for ensuring proper receiving, unloading, storage, and rotation of merchandise and building of displays.

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.

• Master all department opening and closing duties.
• Work towards learning all aspects of the current position and position yourself to take on more responsibility to go to the next level.
• Learn and become an expert in all produce equipment, hardware, software, and tasks.
• Maintain produce display, prep and storage areas in clean, orderly condition, exceeding health department and food safety standards.
• Preform monthly department inventories as directed
• Ensure displays are replenished, rotated, culled several times daily. Set quality standards for culling.
• 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.
• Create appropriate department signage and displays to help stimulate sales and customer interest and praise.
• Research under-performing areas of department, and create appropriate solutions to combat these negatives
• Ensure department signage and shelf tags are always present and reflecting correct pricing information
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet business objectives
• Comply with established procedures, practices, sales, safety and security according to A.G. Supermarkets, Inc. policies
• 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 50-75 lbs (20-40) lifting frequency
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to work in different control climate