Produce Clerk-PT

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Schuylkill Haven (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Dispatch Corp. is seeking a Produce Department helper in Schuylkill Haven, PA to assist in maintaining operations and display of produce. The role involves trimming, packaging, weighing, and pricing items, while ensuring quality and freshness for customers.

The position requires strong communication, basic math skills, hand dexterity, and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds as needed in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Basic math skills and ability to accurately count product and match against invoices.
• Must have strong communication skills for assisting customers.
• Must have dexterity in hands to enable trimming and packaging produce.

Responsibilities

• Verify and communicate quality, count, and freshness of all products.
• Prepare merchandise in sales area (trimming, packaging, weighing, pricing).
• Display merchandise neatly and maintain freshness standards on counters.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in front and back areas.
• Be aware of case temperatures and communicate any issues to the manager.

Skills

Basic math

Customer service

Dexterity

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Teamwork

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: 061 Schuylkill Haven - Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972Position Type: Full-Time/Part-TimeJob Category: ProduceDEPARTMENT Produce

REPORTS TO: Produce Manager

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

JOB SUMMARY:

To assist in the maintenance and operations in the Produce Department.

QualificationsESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Verify and communicate the quality, count, and freshness of all products.
• Prepare merchandise in sales area. (Trimming, packaging, weighing, and pricing)
• Display merchandise in a neat and colorful manner.
• Maintain freshness standards on counters.
• Maintenance of equipment and housekeeping of back room and sales area.
• Be aware of case temperatures and communicate any temperature failures to the manager in charge.
• Maintain good customer relations with prompt and courteous service.
• Observe policies and procedures established for the department.
• Follow “clean as you go” program to ensure clean, sanitary environment.
• Know product and product uses.
• Greet all customers and be observant.
• Abide by all company policies as stated in the Employee Handbook.

SUPPLEMENTAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in the unloading of merchandise.
• Transport stock to coolers and storage areas.
• Monitor inventory of supplies and notify Produce Manager when orders are needed.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Basic math skills and ability to accurately count product and match against invoices.
• Must have strong communication skills for assisting the customers.
• Must have dexterity in hands to enable trimming and packaging of produce.
• Ability to unload, transport, and place merchandise in their specified areas.
• Must be able to lift up to fifty (50) pounds up to fifty percent (50%) of the time.