Produce - Clerk

Lazy Acres Market, Inc.; Hermosa Beach (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lazy Acres Market, Inc. is seeking a Produce Clerk in Hermosa Beach to provide friendly, efficient service in the Produce department. You will stock shelves, prepare fruit for display, and assist customers with inquiries to drive repeat business.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and the ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds. Training emphasizes the store's customer-first philosophy and accurate product knowledge.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Stocks shelves in the produce department and maintains displays.
• Washes, cuts, peels, wraps, and prepares fruit for stocking.
• Weighs or tags merchandise and helps customers with questions.
• Keeps knowledge of produce types, origins, and shelf life.

Skills

Customer service

Stock management

Food safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Title: Produce Clerk

Department: Produce

Reports To: Produce Manager

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Produce Clerk is responsible for providing service that exceeds the expectations of customers by performing the following duties (other duties may be assigned):

• Stocks shelves in the produce department
• Washes, cuts, peels, wraps, and prepares fruit for stocking.
• Stamps, marks, or tags price on merchandise.
• Ability to know the various types of produce, where they come from, how they grow, how they are prepared, and their life span.
• Ability to understand and use scales.
• Builds business by maintaining excellent customer service and creating repeat business.

Customer Service Skills (15 Second Service policy)

All Produce Clerks must acknowledge and/or greet customers within the first 15 seconds of the customer’s arrival. Customers are to be greeted and/or acknowledged while waiting at a counter, or as they are passed on the sales floor. The “Seven Points to Extraordinary Service” are to be fully executed byProduce Clerks at all times.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job,Produce Clerk are regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; talk to hear; and taste or smell. Produce Clerks are frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Produce Clerks are occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.