Produce Clerk

Prairie Food Co-op; Lombard (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Food Co-op is seeking a Produce Clerk to assist in maintaining departmental standards by engaging with customers and ensuring that shelves are stocked and organized. This position requires good customer service and attention to detail while allowing flexibility in completing day-to-day tasks under the supervision of the Produce Manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in grocery, produce, or natural foods is a plus.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Standing for long periods and climbing as needed.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming products for quality and accuracy.
• Replenish and rotate displays, culling several times daily.
• Answer customer questions in a friendly manner.

Skills

Customer Service

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Interpersonal Skills

Multi-tasking

Organizational Skills

Education

No formal education required

Tools

Box Cutters

Pallet Jacks

Stepladders

Job description

Description

Produce Clerk

DEPARTMENT: Produce

REPORTS TO: Produce Manager

PAY CLASSIFICATION: Hourly Non-Exempt

LAST UPDATED: June 6, 2025

Job Summary

Support department through assisting customers and ensuring shelves are well stocked and maintained.

About Prairie Food Co-op

Prairie Food Co-op is a community-owned and democratically operated grocery store dedicated to strengthening our economy and creating a marketplace for transparently labeled, local, organic and sustainable food.

Essential Job Duties

• Receive and inspect incoming products for quality and accuracy
• Replenish and rotate displays, culling several times daily
• Follow stocking priorities set by Produce Manager
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of workstation, backroom, and storage areas
• Follow greens program as instructed by Produce Manager
• Ability to answer customer questions in a friendly, courteous manner
• Date and rotate back stock to minimize waste
• Relays information to diverse groups

Additional Duties

• Assists in special projects, assists in other departments as needed, and performs other duties as assigned

Essential Skills

• Good customer service skills for both internal and external customers
• Strong attention to detail
• Good time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to take direction and work independently
• Ability to multi-task and good organizational skills

Requirements

Essential Mental & Physical Requirements

• Works with guidance from Department Manager
• Performs a limited number of tasks as dictated by department demands
• Ability to read and understand invoices and product tags and learn established organizational systems
• Standing for long periods, bending, walking, reaching, and sitting
• Ability to climb up and down stepladders and stairs daily
• Able to lift and carry up 50 lbs. as needed throughout the day
• Ability to use tools and equipment including box cutters, stepladders, and pallet jacks

Experience and Educational Requirements

• There are no educational requirements, though grocery, produce, or natural foods experience is a plus.

Other Qualifications

• Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA & other federal, state & local standards - including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA & other federal, state and local standards
• Compliance with all personnel policies

Important Disclaimer Notice

The job duties, elements and responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that the employee may be required to perform. The Co-op does reserve the right to revise this job description at any time and require employees to perform other job duties as assigned.