Fresh Cut Lead

Albertsons Companies•Lacey, WA

3d•$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 involves receiving and preparing produce, maintaining department displays and work areas, preventing shrink and spoilage, and following food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety requirements. The position also supports customers through product suggestions and suggestive selling, and requires safe, accurate, and honest performance of assigned duties.

Requirements

Working knowledge of produce department duties, including trimming, cutting, displaying, watering, building displays, rotating products, and discarding outdated or spoiled products.
Good communication skills and the ability to remain composed when dealing with customers and co-workers.
Knowledge of workplace practices and a good understanding of Company practices and Produce Department policies and procedures.
Ability to react to business activity.
Knowledge of produce varieties, standards, perishability, food safety, food handling, sanitation, labeling, and department policies and procedures.
Ability to frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying sizes and weights up to approximately 75 pounds; bend, stoop, and reach 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, and knowledge of basic mathematics, weights, and measures.
Ability to operate scales, wrappers, compactors, and garbage disposals, and use cleaning supplies and equipment, knives, safety cutters, and latex gloves.
Good attendance; scheduled hours vary, and work may be required at nights, weekends, and holidays.

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.
Promote Albertsons’ personalized service philosophy in the produce department.
Receive produce by verifying orders against invoices, checking quality, reporting shortages, breaking down loads, and dating product.
Maintain produce storage and work areas, including the cooler, in compliance with food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety rules.
Trim, cut, clean, wrap, display, and water produce.
Prevent product shrink, damage, and spoilage, and ensure proper signing and pricing.
Ensure produce quality, freshness, quantity, and required eye appeal.
Assist customers with product suggestions and suggestive selling, and make intercom announcements.
Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the sales floor, work area, cooler, equipment, and case.
Perform all duties safely, accurately, honestly, and with integrity, along with other necessary and required duties.