Assistant Produce Manager

Kennies Market Inc; Gettysburg (Adams County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennie’s Market’s Inc in Gettysburg, PA is seeking an Assistant Produce Manager to support the Produce Manager and store leadership. The role focuses on department operations, customer service, and ensuring quality, freshness, and display standards for produce.

The candidate will supervise 6-8 staff in the Produce Department during the manager’s absence, assist with pricing, stocking, ordering, and maintaining safety and sanitation across the department.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED with 2–4 years related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively to customers and employees.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining supply and payroll expenses, inventory and waste.
• Assist with pricing, ordering, and stocking of produce.
• Ensure quality, freshness, and proper rotation of produce.
• Direct the stocking, display and rotation of produce for eye appeal.
• Maintain department sanitation and cooperate with other departments.

Skills

Reading skills

Writing reports

Mathematical skills

Reasoning ability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Kennie's Market's Inc

Assistant Produce Manager

Gettysburg, PA 17325 - $16.00 - $17.00 / hour

Job Description

The Assistant Produce Manager is responsible to perform duties as directed by the Produce Manager, Store Management and Administrative Management for the successful operation of the Produce Department and is responsible for the department management in the absence of the Produce Manager. The Assistant Produce Manager is responsible to see that all Kennie’s customers are provided with top quality products and the best customer service available.

Requirements:

• EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma or General Education Degree(GED) and two(2) to four(4) years related experience and/or training.
• LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions for equipment, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. The ability to speak effectively to our customers and employees.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest and percentages.
• REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Assist in maintaining and controlling supply and payroll expenses, inventory and waste.
• Assist with correct accounting procedures: invoices, transfers, inventories, etc.
• Assist with making fruit baskets and vegetable/fruit party trays.
• Price and package items.
• Assist with ordering sufficient quantities of product and correctly pricing.
• Responsible for the quality and freshness of product with proper rotation.
• Assist with directing the stocking, display and rotation of the produce in the selling area, making sure that seasonal items, sale items and demand items are properly displayed and with eye appeal to the customer.
• Maintain a sanitary department in the sales floor, cases/coolers and back room area.
• Assist in seeing that all Produce Department employees follow policies and procedures as outlined by the company.
• Responsible for proper and preventative maintenance of all company equipment in his/her department.
• Responsible to obey all safety standards as outlined by the company.
• Cooperate with other departments when inter-department or store wide sales promotions take place. Perform other appropriate duties as directed by the Produce Manager, Assistant Store Manager or Store Manager.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Directly supervises 6-8 employees in the Produce Department in the Produce Manager’s absence.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring and training employees planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.