Produce Associate

Citarella - The Ultimate Gourmet Market; Town of Southampton (NY); On-site; USD 15,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life insurance (company sponsored)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee discounts

Paid time off

401k with company match

Job summary

Citarella - The Ultimate Gourmet Market is hiring for its Produce team in Southampton, NY. The role focuses on delivering exceptional guest service, knowledge of produce, and maintaining attractive, well-stocked displays.

You will handle deliveries, rotate stock, and ensure safety and sanitation standards are met in a fast-paced retail setting. Ideal candidates bring 6 months to 1 year of food handling and guest service experience, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and reliability.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months to 1 year of food handling and guest service experience.

Responsibilities

• Help department to maximize sales by providing exceptional guest service.
• Unload products from truck, break down pallets, take in deliveries, and separate produce for sales floor and cooler.
• Process and wrap produce items prior to filling displays.
• Responsible for product rotation, facing, restocking, culling, and displays.
• Adhere to safety and sanitation procedures and DOH/DOA/OSHA standards.
• Communicate effectively with peers and management.
• Maintain professionalism and guest focus at all times.

Skills

Guest service

Team player

Merchandising

Food handling

Safety awareness

Job description

Led by dynamic owner Joe Gurrera (and his commitment to superior quality) Citarella has grown from a respected NYC fish market into a full-scale, Ultimate Gourmet Market with locations across New York City, the Hamptons, and Greenwich, Connecticut.

A family-run business, we’re driven by a passion for great food. We delight customers with the finest selection of fresh seafood, prime, dry-aged beef, chef-prepared specialties and handcrafted pastries, international cheeses, imported groceries, and more. Join our team of seasoned professionals and become a part of the fabric of the New York food scene.

As a member of the Produce team, our team members must take pride in having a vast knowledge of our produce items. They will deliver exceptional guest service, be responsible for display items for the department, monitor waste, and be a strong team player.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Help department to maximize sales by providing exceptional guest service.
• Ability to increase sales by suggestively selling products to every guest.
• Unload products from truck, break down pallets, take in deliveries, and separate produce for sales floor, and cooler.
• Process and/or wraps produce items prior to filling displays.
• Responsible for product rotation, facing, restocking, culling, product displays.
• Adhere to all DOH, DOA and OSHA standards. Handle chemicals (spectrum veggie wash and sanitize solution).
• Follow, maintain and perform safety and sanitation procedures; throughout all shifts.
• Communicate effectively with peers and management.
• Always maintain professionalism and treat everyone with respect and courtesy.
• Must always be guest focus and forward facing.
• Adhere to all assigned duties by management team.
• Minimum of 6 months to 1 year with food handling, guest service and sales experience.
• Exceptional guest service, organization, and merchandizing skills.
• Ability to retain product knowledge.
• Ability to act with a sense of urgency and remain productive in a fast-paced environment.
• Must possess problem solving skills.
• Empowered team player willing to assist fellow associates.

Additional Requirements:

• Report to work at the scheduled time, neatly groomed, and the in the correct uniform
• The associate is occasionally required to sit, stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing 20–75 pounds.
• The position requires manual dexterity, visual skills, and the ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures
• Ability to work within temperature-controlled environments
• Handling and controlling cleaning supplies
• Maintain a clean and safe environment by following Citarella and DOA standards
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
• Other duties may be assigned as business needs change.

2 Hampton Rd,Southampton,NY 11968

IN RETURN, WE OFFER!

Competitive Wages, Medical/Dental/Vision /Company sponsored life insurance benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Discounts, Paid Time Off, 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match!

Citarella is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)