Job Title: General Clerk- Produce

Department: Produce

Reports to: Produce Manager/ Assistant Produce Manager

Position Summary: Merchandises produce items by organizing and displaying products, while providing customer service according to standard.

Job Duties:

• Greets customers when within ten feet and four seconds of contact.
• Performs basic cleaning of department, hourly checks of grocery floor to complete sweep & mop log
• Stocks and rotates produce items, while trimming items to maintain freshness and quality
• Removes damaged items from produce floor and records weight of damages for tracking
• Fulfills fruit basket orders, blows up balloons, adds ice to and cuts fruit to display in section
• Maintains sanitary standards in all areas, especially cutting melons
• Refills produce bags, bale empty boxes
• Performs some cashiering and bagging help when needed, register accuracy, knows/carries out proper register procedures
• Performs other related duties as needed as assigned by manager
  

Capabilities:

• Stand for long periods of time, very frequent walking back and forth from produce warehouse to produce floor
• Carry up to 60 pounds, push and pull up to 1000 pounds, frequent motions with arms/hands to display produce items
• Use of proper safety procedures
• Able to use knifes, wrapping machine, corn cutter, and pallet jacks
• Able to multitask, listen to directions and follow through independently
• Able to deal with difficult customers, have good communication and observation skills
• Able to work with a team and independently when needed
  

Job Skills:

• Previous experience working with the public
• Not afraid to use knives
• Working knowledge of produce codes required, while able to differentiate between different produce products required
• Basic knowledge of produce product preparation and uses

Environment:

• Air condition while in store, subject to outside conditions of heat, rain, and wind, chill temperatures when products need to be retrieved from chill
• Very fast paced

Other:

Must be at least 18 years of age to operate machinery