Produce Fruit Cut Specialist (Part Time, Day Shifts)

Adams Fairacre Farms, Inc.•Town of Newburgh, NY

11h

About The Position

The Cut Produce Specialist provides customer-friendly service to our valuable customers and provides the quality products that Adams is known for. This means fulfilling customer requests, keeping the cut fruit and vegetable displays stocked and rotated, keeping the department clean, and being the final line for quality control in the department.

Requirements

Be food safety certified
Be at least 18 years old
Communicate clearly with customers and co-workers
Employees are our internal customers; treat them with the same courtesy and respect as our external customers
Must work efficiently and at a productive pace per department needs
Must be able to work scheduled shift
Follow all department safety policies and procedures
Be able to concentrate on task at hand in order to avoid injury and waste of product
Be knowledgeable about Adam product – recommend ideas to customers by exploring customer preferences and advocating Adams product
Consistently lift and move 50 pounds
Stand for the duration of the shift
Climb up and down a stepstool, stepladder, and ladder
Use hands, wrists, fingers and arms for duration of shift
Safely operate and use knives, buffalo chopper, and other equipment necessary to run the department
Use the compactor and cardboard crusher for disposing of garbage and recycling

Responsibilities

Ensure that customers receive the best customer service by providing friendly, polite, and knowledgeable service
Greet customers personally and thank them appreciatively for shopping at Adams
Order supplies needed for packing out cut fruits and vegetables
Communicate with manager to ensure enough produce is ordered for the cut fruit & veggie program
Prepare all ready to go items
Prepare products for sales floor, including packing out, weighing and pricing all items
Keep a runner list to track how many of each product are needed on a daily basis
Stock and rotate cut fruits and vegetables
Demonstrate knowledge of product in order to assist customers and help associates; be aware of sale items and pricing
Maintain proper levels of stock throughout the department to ensure freshness, quality and availability
Rotate all products to ensure freshness and all times
Keep cut fruit and vegetable cases and displays full and organized with correct signage
Rotate products to keep older product in front and stock cases and displays, making sure product is correctly labeled and there are no empty spaces
Regularly check all products for quality
Receive and put away deliveries; check products arriving for quality
Take customer orders both in person and on the phone
Be the final line for quality control: look for packaging issues, sell-by dates, and be vigilant about quality and presentation of all products put out for sale
Keep all areas of the department clean and organized, including sales floor, cases, coolers, preparation and production areas
When a customer needs assistance, give the customer priority over the task at hand