Cut Fruit Partner

Brookshire Grocery Company•Edmond, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cut Fruit Partner maintains product levels and quality control in the produce department, ensuring fresh fruits and vegetables are displayed according to Company standards and regulatory food-safety practices. The role supports customer service and sales-building efforts by preparing and packaging fresh-cut fruit, maintaining displays, and assisting customers. Work is generally performed in a retail store and typically involves on-the-job training. The position includes handling sharp tools and department equipment under supervision, with age restrictions for operating or cleaning motorized equipment and certain other equipment. A Food Handler certification is required.

Requirements

Must be at least 16 years of age.
Food Handler certification is required.
Must be 18 years of age to operate or clean motorized equipment; partners must also be 18 or older to operate a pallet jack or bailer.
Must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy.
Ability to operate a manual or electric pallet jack.
Ability to safely operate and maintain department equipment under supervision.
Ability to handle objects carefully to avoid damage to items, people, vehicles, and property.
Ability to safely work with sharp objects such as knives and box cutters under supervision.
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes using a variety of educational resources.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Maintain full stock conditions on produce display racks, tables, and shelves.
Safely prepare fresh-cut fruit for packaging, trays, and juices.
Slice, weigh, package, and label products under supervision.
Promote product sales through suggestive-selling initiatives.
Inspect products for quality and maintain quality-control and food-safety standards.
Cut and trim products for a high-quality presentation after completing proper training.
Take safety precautions when using equipment and work tools.
Clean, assemble, and prepare equipment for operation, and check that it is working properly under supervision.
Operate a pallet jack to unload products from warehouse trucks and reload trucks with return items.
Stock, rotate, or properly discard dated products that remain unsold.
Collect empty cardboard boxes and other trash and place them into the bailer.
Assist fellow partners and customers with price checks, exchanges, and locating products.
Greet customers, answer questions, and respond to customer complaints with a friendly, customer-service-oriented attitude.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures and policies.
Follow high sanitary standards when handling raw and uncooked food products.
Notice potential hazards and remedy them or place appropriate warning signs or devices as soon as reasonably possible.
Report potential hazards that cannot be remedied immediately to a supervisor.