Produce Manager

Weis Markets; Elkridge (MD); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) retirement

Employee discount

Job summary

Weis Markets in Elkridge, MD is seeking a Department Manager to lead the produce department, supervise staff, and drive sales through effective merchandising and customer service. The role emphasizes training, scheduling, and cross-department collaboration to achieve financial goals.

The position offers full-time hours with competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package. Prior management experience in retail or supermarket environments is required or strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 3 years' management experience in retail/restaurant/supermarket.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in business or food service desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all department associates and oversees scheduling and training.
• Maintains department records and reports on performance, sales, and variances.
• Ensures accurate receiving, stocking, and pricing; maintains product freshness and display quality.
• Coordinates merchandising plans, displays, and cross-department communications to meet financial objectives.
• Participates in performance reviews and interviews; supports safety and OSHA guidelines.

Skills

Customer service

People management

Training

Merchandising

Inventory control

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate or bachelor’s degree in business or food service

Job description

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS! Location Address: 6551 Waterloo Road Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The associate is responsible for the functions below, in addition to other duties as assigned:

• Promotes excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer focused behavior with associates.
• Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions and helps resolve customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
• Focuses on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and makes changes to ensure progress.
• Takes customer orders over the phone or in person at the store with a pleasant and positive attitude.
• Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size and appearance.
• Creates the finished product in a timely fashion.
• Schedules all produce Associates, oversees and participates in training, rewards and recognizes performance and delegates work assignments to effectively utilize talents and abilities while maximizing profits for the department.
• Participates in associate annual performance reviews and new hire interviews.
• Utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS) current and new associates.
• Develops and implements localized merchandising plans, sets up and creates displays for new or seasonal items to drive sales.
• Develops and maintains communications with other departments and store manager in order to devise cross merchandising plans, to meet financial objectives.
• Monitors competitor activity concerning merchandising, pricing, quality, and comparison signage.
• Prepares, maintains and tracks records concerning inventories to calculate gross monthly profits according to company guidelines.
• Maintains associate department records and reports on all important matters including associate performance and discipline, sales, future plans, etc.
• Checks and verifies all department deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing.
• May help unload merchandise and transport to sales floor or storage area.
• Enforces and follows department practices regarding receiving, dating and restocking to ensure product rotation.
• Monitors product quality and freshness.
• Breaks down deliveries.
• Controls department expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, controls labor costs and reduces losses due to damages, spoiled product and shrink.
• Ensures associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products.
• Maintains freshness by properly removing and recording out of code products.
• Completes required product logs.
• Keeps produce department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demands.
• Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions, handles special requests such as filling orders for fruit baskets and resolves customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
• Unpacks cartons and crates of merchandise, cleans and trims produce, stocks area with new merchandise.
• Ensures merchandise is in saleable condition which requires rotating stock to ensure freshness.
• Ensures that product has been properly priced with correct signage.
• Maintains salad bar and cut fruit/vegetable as needed.
• -Assists in building attractive displays.
• Accurately completes necessary product logs.
• Handles spoiled and damaged product, new items and discontinued items accordingly to company policy.
• Maintains backroom and receiving area security and organization by promoting 5S procedures responsible for general sanitation in the department.
• Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
• Disposes of trash properly.
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
• Training provided.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors.
• Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
• Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE). Including but not limited to cut resistant gloves, safety cutters, company sponsored footwear, etc.
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises all Associates in the department.
• May also oversee the Floral department in select stores.
• Specific number of Associates depend upon store volume.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Associate or bachelor's degree in business related or food service-related field desirable.
• Minimum (3) years' experience in management in retail/restaurant/supermarket environment.

RATE OF PAY AND BENEFITS

The hourly pay for this position starts at $18.00/hr and is up to $25.00/hr.

• Department Manager and Shift Supervisor: Full-time associate Weis Markets offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package such as health plan, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, short term disability, basic life and AD&D, group whole life with long term care rider, and voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness, 401(k) retirement savings plans, scholarship program and associate discount programs, auto and home insurance, employee assistance program, pet insurance, purchasing power, ID theft protection, legal services, paid time off, sick pay and quarterly incentive based on eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.

Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Weis Markets is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of actual or perceived age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, familial status, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Applicants with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.

At Weis Markets, we firmly believe that together, we can achieve anything! Recognizing that our associates are the backbone of our company, it’s a fact that as our associates grow, opportunities are created for others! Being a family company, we’re always looking for friendly and energetic people to join our team to bring creativity and insight to help our company and communities we serve continue to grow and prosper. Known for talent development at all levels, Weis provides growth and endless career opportunities for people at all stages in life!