Produce Clerk (FT & PT)

Associated Grocers of New England; Easton (MD); On-site; USD 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

AG Supermarkets, Inc. in Londonderry, VT is seeking a Produce Clerk to support the Produce Manager and help shoppers with questions while learning merchandising, cleanliness and safety.

Full-time and part-time (evenings, weekend) shifts are available. The position offers an hourly wage of $14.42–$18.00 and opportunities for growth within the department.

Qualifications

• Produce background preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize work tasks and multi-task.
• Flexible schedule availability.

Responsibilities

• Assist in ordering, receiving, unloading, storage and rotation of merchandise and build displays.
• Maintain shelving, tagging, labeling and proper product rotation to meet health and safety standards.
• Learn all aspects of the position and progress to higher responsibilities.
• Assist customers with produce questions and special orders in a friendly manner.
• Follow Country of Origin Labeling guidelines.

Skills

Computer Knowledge

Produce background

Interpersonal skills

Task prioritization

Flexible schedule

Job description

Hourly Rate: $14.42-$18.00/hour

AG Supermarkets, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Grocers of Northeast, operates supermarkets in New Hampshire and Vermont. Customers shopping these stores find the most personalized, friendly service with the highest quality food products. We are currently looking for Full-Time and Part-time (evenings, weekend availability) Produce Clerk in our Londonderry, VT store who is interested in working to gain experience in our Produce Department learning all aspects of merchandising, cleanliness, and safety.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assume duties of other teammates when one is out due to personal or other work-related obligations. This may require extra hours during these times. You will receive the required training for any position you are asked to cover for
• Responsible for assisting produce manager in ordering, ensuring proper receiving, unloading, storage, and rotation of merchandise and building of displays and exceeding health department and food safety standards.
• Ensure produce shelving and display units are maintained, cleaned and organized. This includes ensuring all products are tagged and/or labeled properly. All product must be properly rotated.
• Work towards learning all aspects of the current position and position yourself to take on more responsibility to go to the next level.
• Maintain produce display, prep and storage areas in clean, orderly condition,
• Assist with monthly department inventories as directed
• Assist customers with produce questions and special orders. Offer samples and suggestions for purchase and preparation in a friendly, courteous manner.
• Follow “COOL” (Country of Origin Labeling) guidelines and requirements
• Trim, wash, bundle produce as needed
• See that unsellable items are properly disposed of
• Work with the Produce Manager to research under-performing areas within the department for improvement

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Computer Knowledge
• Produce background preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of customers, employees and management.
• Ability to prioritize work tasks, multi-task and maintain focus
• Must have flexible schedule availability

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed in a typical retail work environment
• Ability to lift weights up to 50 lbs (20-40) lifting frequency
• Ability to stand for long periods of timeAbility to work in different control climate
• Use of machinery: wrapper, box cutter