Produce Department Lead - Profit, Productivity & Freshness

Houchens-Food-Group,-Inc.; Murphy (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Houchens Food Group in Murphy, NC is seeking a Produce Manager to oversee the daily operations of the produce department, drive gross profit, and ensure on-time product movement and accurate pricing.

You will schedule staff, verify receipts, rotate stock, maintain proper temperatures, and uphold safety policies while delivering quality service to customers in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Must speak English fluently.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in temperature extremes (produce cooler 32 degrees).
• Follow established safety policies and procedures.

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.

Job description

Houchens Food Group in Murphy, NC is seeking a Produce Manager to oversee the daily operations of the produce department, drive gross profit, and ensure on-time product movement and accurate pricing.

You will schedule staff, verify receipts, rotate stock, maintain proper temperatures, and uphold safety policies while delivering quality service to customers in a fast-paced retail environment.