Produce Department Lead: Profit & Productivity

Houchens-Food-Group,-Inc.; Sullivan (IN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Houchens Food Group in Sullivan, IN seeks a Produce Manager to oversee department profitability, productivity, and daily operations in a fast-paced retail setting.

You will lead staff, schedule, ensure product rotation, pricing accuracy, safety, and compliance with company policies; must communicate in English and lift up to 50 lbs; pre-employment background and drug screening may apply.

Qualifications

• Follows dress code.
• Follows written and oral instructions.
• Follows established safety policies and procedures.
• Works well with others.
• Speak English fluently.
• Ability to legibly write or print.
• Eyesight corrected to 20/20.
• Hearing corrected to normal range.
• Possess full range of motion on shoulders, arms, hands, legs and feet.

Responsibilities

• Achieves desired gross profit.
• Achieves desired level of productivity.
• Projects sales, product movement, labor needs.
• Orders product according to established guidelines.
• Receives and unloads truck deliveries using available equipment and according to established guidelines.
• Establishes daily work assignments and priorities for produce department personnel.
• Follows established guidelines in all personnel issues, interviewing, hiring, training, performance evaluation, discipline, discharge, etc.
• Follows established guidelines for completion of all required forms, records, reports and verify receipts.
• Prepares weekly work schedules according to established guidelines.
• Stocks and straightens merchandise and supplies.
• Using pricing/label gun, marks each item with the correct selling price.
• Rotates merchandise according to anticipated shelf life/product expiration dates.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties using available equipment, (mops, brooms, floor scrubbing and buffing machines, etc.).
• Operates all required tools and equipment in a safe manner except when restricted due to age.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ensure coolers and cases maintain appropriate temperatures
• Ability to work in temperature extremes, (produce cooler maximum low temperature, 32 degrees).
• Standing and/or walking at a rapid pace for extended periods of time to perform essential job functions.

Skills

Team leadership

English fluency

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Safety awareness

Job description

Houchens Food Group in Sullivan, IN seeks a Produce Manager to oversee department profitability, productivity, and daily operations in a fast-paced retail setting.

You will lead staff, schedule, ensure product rotation, pricing accuracy, safety, and compliance with company policies; must communicate in English and lift up to 50 lbs; pre-employment background and drug screening may apply.