Produce Teammate

Northeast Grocery; Essex (VT); On-site; USD 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Price Chopper in Essex, Vermont seeks a Produce Clerk to support daily merchandising, stocking, pricing and display of fresh produce. You will ensure quality, rotate stock, and deliver friendly service to every customer.

The role emphasizes sanitation, safety, and teamwork with the Produce Manager and other staff in a fast-paced store environment.

Qualifications

• Basic literacy skills required.
• No formal education or experience stated in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, helpful and efficient customer service at all times.
• Assist with produce merchandising duties including display preparation, stocking and pricing.
• Ensure quality and fresh products are displayed; remove substandard items.
• Rotate and inspect perishable products to maintain quality and condition.
• Maintain sanitary standards per company policy and support other departments as needed.

Skills

Basic literacy skills

Job description

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Provides fast, friendly, helpful and efficient service to all Price Chopper customers. Responsible for performing produce merchandising tasks to include product stocking, pricing, inventory and special orders. Ensures that all products put out for display represent quality, fresh produce to promote optimal opportunity for sales. Ensures that all customer special orders and deliveries are accurately fulfilled.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Consistently to provide fast, friendly, helpful and efficient customer service at all times.
• Responsible for smiling, making eye contact and thanking customer upon fulfilling customer's request.
• Maintain a neat, clean and organized workstation, according to 5S standards, at all times.
• Assist with produce merchandising duties to include preparation of produce products for display, stocking and pricing of product and creating special produce platters to order.
• Responsible for ensuring that quality and fresh products are displayed. Removes substandard looking product and reports to the Produce Manager or first clerk.
• Responsible for rotating and examining perishable product to ensure proper quality, code and condition.
• Provide a high level of customer courtesy and service at all times with all customers throughout the store.
• Responsible to work in a manner ensuring that corporate and state sanitation and safety regulations are being maintained in accordance with company policy.
• May be required to be available for training and work in other departments.
• May be required to perform duties in the Produce department as per management request.
• Ensure the accuracy of customer special orders (i.e.: vegetable and fruit platters).
• Responsible for replenishing bulk food displays (i.e.: island and wall displays).
• Responsible for operating various produce equipment including but not limited to product weight scales, juice and pineapple machines.
• Control shrink through adherence to related policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management and adhere to all company policies and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Basic Literacy Skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

NA

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Exposure to Cold Environment Frequent 3-5 Hours

Exposure to Hot Environment Occasional 1-3 Hours

Lifting Frequent 3-5 Hours up to 50lbs

Lifting Occasional 1-3 Hours up to 75lbs

Pushing/Pulling Occasional 1-3 Hours up to 50lbs

Squatting/Kneeling Occasional 1-3 Hours

Standing Frequent 3-5 Hours

Twisting Frequent 3-5 Hours

EQUIPMENT USED

• Pallet Jack.
• Calculator.
• Dock Plates.
• Stackers.
• Knives.
• Case cutters.
• Dolphin / Order Gun
• Compactor / Bailer
• Cleaning Chemicals and Supplies
• Kevlar gloves
• Phone

Our Company does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, affection or sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, liability for military service, status as a veteran, gender identity or expression, genetic information, pregnancy, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Should your hours and availability better fit the needs of another store or desired shift, we may consider your application for another location or shift.