Produce Clerk (Cashier), Full Time

Albertsons Companies; Middletown Township (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the grocery sector seeks a Produce Clerk to ensure excellent customer service and product freshness in the produce section. Responsibilities include customer interaction, product management, and maintaining a clean and organized workspace. This role is ideal for someone with strong communication skills and a passion for customer service.

Qualifications

• Good communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must have knowledge of product variety and handling.

Responsibilities

• Maintain customer service and product quality.
• Assist customers and perform suggestive selling.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety in the produce department.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Manual Dexterity

Attention to Detail

Basic Mathematics

Tools

Pallet Jack

Hand Truck

Knives

Sterilox Machine

Job description

Exemplifies and ensures strong customer service in all areas of the job. Provides a superior quality product that exceeds the customers’ expectations. Working knowledge of the department functions and maintains adequate amount of fresh inventory.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast and friendly Customer Service.
• Assists customers by making product suggestions.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques via telephone, in-store intercom and one-on-one customer interaction.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately. Receives and appropriately resolves customer complaints and reports to Store Director as needed.
• Ensures adequate product quantity, quality and freshness and maintains fresh inventory. Stocks and rotates product. Maintains and organizes produce cooler.
• Trims, cuts, wraps, trays, displays and waters produce. Builds produce displays, rotates and discards outdated or spoiled product. Ensures cleanliness of work area and department.
• Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays. May be responsible for the maintenance of the Salad Bar (where applicable) and Fresh-Made.
• Ability to follow and maintain department standards and requirements such as Fresh-Made and product freshness.
• Understands opening and closing department procedures.
• Working knowledge of company policies and guidelines as outlined in the Albertsons/Tom Thumb Employee Handbook.
• Responsible for insuring proper code dating for all products within the department are being enforced.
• Assists with physical inventory taken every 4 weeks.
• Implements correct product preparation techniques. Uses and operates related equipment such as pallet jack, hand truck, scissors, knives, safety cutters and Sterilox machine.
• Performs receiving duties including breaking down loads, verifying orders using invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortages, stocking and rotating product. Adheres to product temperature and storage guidelines and follows proper packaging techniques. Assists with processing administrative paperwork and maintains accurate department records.
• Assists with accurately completing, maintaining and monitoring daily log sheet, Fresh Made Production Chart, sales and labor and other required paperwork and logs.
• Ensures that proper temperature levels for product are maintained. Ensures proper signing of products to include accurate pricing and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations, Company and code dating policies.
• Complies with all workplace safety rules and regulations.
• Ensures safety, cleanliness and sanitation of work area, cooler, equipment and display area, including code date compliance as required.
• Complies with company grooming standards and dress code.
• Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.
• Other necessary and required duties.

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain professional demeanor in regards to customers and co-workers.
• Requires a good understanding of overall company practices and Produce Department policies and procedures.
• Ability to frequently reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 50 lbs. Bends, stoops and reaches frequently. Pushes and pulls fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks. Performs repetitious arm movement to prepare, package and display products.
• Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities. Requires knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures. Must have knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, product handling, sanitation, labeling and department policies and procedures.
• Operates telephone, pallet jack, hand truck, knives, scissors, safety cutters and Sterilox machine. Utilizes cleaning supplies and equipment. Implements emergency procedures in the event of equipment and computer software malfunctions.
• May be required to work nights, weekends and holidays. Scheduled hours will vary. Good attendance is required.
• Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to equipment and work aids necessary to perform job duties.

HOURLY PAYRATE: $18.00

About the company

Albertsons Companies, Inc. With 2,252 stores as of the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and 270,000 employees as of fiscal year 2020, the company is the second-largest supermarket chain in North America after Kroger, which has 2,750 stores.

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