Fresh Cut Lead

Albertsons Companies•Lacey, WA

1d•$22 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Fresh Cut Lead sets up and maintains the fresh cut department according to company standards, provides customer service, and ensures product quality, freshness, safety, and selection. The role supports the produce department’s customer service and operational goals while following company, division, store, food-safety, sanitation, and workplace-safety policies. The position includes receiving and checking deliveries, preparing and displaying produce, maintaining product freshness and presentation, preventing shrink and spoilage, assisting customers, and keeping the sales floor, cooler, equipment, and work areas clean. The employee must perform duties safely, accurately, honestly, and with integrity. Other necessary duties may also be assigned. This is a safety-sensitive position. Work takes place in a temperature-controlled store, with frequent exposure of hands to water, ice, and cleaning agents, and exposure to temperatures of approximately 35°F in cold cases and 28°F in the cooler. Scheduled hours vary; nights, weekends, and holidays may be required, and good attendance is expected.

Requirements

Working knowledge of produce-department duties, including trimming, cutting, displaying, watering, building displays, rotating product, and discarding outdated or spoiled product.
Good communication skills and the ability to remain composed when dealing with customers and coworkers.
Knowledge of workplace practices.
Understanding of company practices and produce-department policies and procedures, and the ability to react to business activity.
Knowledge of produce varieties, standards, perishability, food safety, food handling, sanitation, labeling, and department procedures.
Ability to frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying sizes and weights up to approximately 75 pounds; bend and stoop frequently; and occasionally climb ladders.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, six-wheel carts, and pallet jacks, and perform repetitive arm movements to prepare, package, and display products.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Mental alertness to complete work safely and accurately; knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
Ability to operate scales, wrappers, compactors, and garbage disposals; use cleaning supplies and equipment, knives, and safety cutters; and wear latex gloves.
Availability to work nights, weekends, or holidays if required; scheduled hours vary, and good attendance is required.
Ability to work around potential hazards associated with equipment and work aids used to perform job duties.

Responsibilities

Champion company and division customer service programs and work toward meeting or exceeding customer service goals.
Handle customer relations positively, including resolving customer complaints effectively, and promote personalized service in the produce department.
Receive deliveries by verifying orders against invoices, checking product quality, reporting shortages, breaking down loads, and dating products.
Maintain produce storage and work areas, including the cooler, in compliance with food-safety, sanitation, and workplace-safety requirements.
Trim, cut, clean, wrap, display, and water produce; build produce displays and rotate product as needed.
Prevent product shrink, damage, and spoilage; ensure proper signing and pricing.
Ensure produce quality, freshness, quantity, and visual presentation meet standards.
Assist customers with product suggestions and suggestive selling; make intercom announcements.
Keep the sales floor, work area, cooler, equipment, and produce case clean and sanitary.
Perform job duties safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity.
Perform other necessary and required duties.