Produce Manager

Ridley’s Family Markets; Pocatello (ID); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridley’s Family Markets in Idaho seeks a Produce Department professional to manage merchandising, pricing, staff training and cross-department coordination.

Candidates must have prior produce experience, basic math skills, and the ability to lift 50 lb. Forklift and pallet jack certifications are required where applicable; follow safety rules and company policies. Minimum age 18 (21 for tobacco/alcohol sales).

Qualifications

• Must have previous produce experience.
• Basic math skills for money, weight, volume calculations.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lb or more.
• Forklift and pallet jack certifications required where applicable.
• Minimum age 18; 21+ to sell tobacco/alcohol where required.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit and develop maximum customer relations through friendly and courteous behavior.
• Promote high store morale with open, honest communication.
• Maintain good relationships with other departments to improve sales.
• Comply with all company policies and the Code of Conduct.
• Provide professional examples for other team members to follow.
• Assist in planning, organizing, and directing Produce Department activities.
• Cost out all materials to determine proper retails and prepare master production sheets.
• Assist in training, evaluation, and counseling of department personnel.
• Teach fundamentals of produce production: slicing, peeling, stacking, organizing, washing, finishing.
• Plan merchandising programs and cross-merchandising ideas with other departments.
• Assist in labor and inventory control per budgets and guidelines.
• Maintain department security per policy and directives.
• Monitor competitive activity and protect company interests.
• Conduct receiving, storing, pricing, and merchandising of all produce.
• Coordinate with other departments for smooth flow of products and service.

Skills

Produce knowledge

Customer relations

Communication

Basic math

Team leadership

Tools

Forklift operation

Pallet jack operation

Job description

Description

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with accuracy and maintain a high level of productivity. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Possible ‘Reasonable Accommodations’ will be researched to determine if any are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform any essential job duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Exhibit and develop maximum customer relations through friendly and courteous behavior.
2. Promote a high level of morale within department and store, utilizing friendly but professional methods of honest and open communication.
3. Maintain good working relationships with other department managers with the objective of improving sales storewide.
4. Comply with all company policies, programs and directives as specified in the Code of Conduct.
5. Provide professional examples for other store team members to follow.
6. Assist in the planning, organization, and direction of the activities of the Produce Department.
7. Know and have the ability to cost out all material to determine proper retails.
8. Know and have the ability to do a master production sheet.
9. Aid in the development and growth of all department personnel by ensuring regular implementation of company training, evaluation, and counseling procedures.
10. Possess sufficient knowledge and ability to teach others all fundamentals of produce production. This will include slicing, peeling, stacking, organizing, washing, and finishing.
11. Plan aggressive merchandising programs for increased sales. Assist management with cross merchandising ideas with other departments.
12. Assist in maintaining effective control of department labor and inventory in line with established budgets and guidelines.
13. Assist in maintaining effective department security in compliance with company policy and directives.
14. Maintain an awareness of competitive activity within the store marketing areas at all times as it relates to the Produce Department. Also, maintain awareness and concern for the company's interest and investment at all times through the regular practice of sound, honest judgment.
15. Conduct the receiving, storing, pricing, and merchandising of all produce products.
16. Maintain a high level of coordination and communication with other departments to ensure a smooth flow of products and service throughout the store and within the produce operation.
17. Maintain adequate and appropriate department records at all times.

Requirements

CERTIFICATES/LICENSES:

• Certification required for operation of forklift and/or pallet jack.
• City, county, state, and/or federal certifications may be required including food handlers permit.
• None required.

COMMUNICATION:

• Ability to write, speak, hear, and understand the spoken word to respond promptly to pages, requests, team members and guests.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance manuals.

COMPUTER:

Basic computer skills required.

EQUIPMENT:

Required to use or operate pallet jack, forklift, box cutters, ordering machine, computer, two-wheeler, etc. List other individual department equipment.

EXPERIENCE

Must have previous produce experience.

MATH:

• Basic math skills required. Basic math skills using units of money, weight, measurement, volume addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages required.
• An understanding of gross projections, transmittals, weekly summaries, invoices, transfers, labor goals, inventory, and other paperwork as assigned by store management is required.

MINIMUM AGE:

• 18 years of age.
• 21 years of age required to sell tobacco products and/or alcohol.

REASON ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form or when helping resolve a team member or guest concern.
• Ability to lift up to 50lb or more.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary.