Produce Assistant - Full-Time

Buehlens Fresh Foods • Wooster, OH

13d

About The Position

The Produce Assistant is an hourly lead person in the Produce Department and is responsible for total department operations, including direct supervision of the backroom and production. The role works with full-time and part-time helpers and includes ordering, receiving, and checking in perishable and non-perishable merchandise; cooler organization; product rotation; back-stock inventory control; trimming; packaging; sanitation; and housekeeping. Additional duties include departmental scheduling, performance evaluations, and employee relations issues. The position also performs related activities as needed, including customer service on the sales floor. Must be available to be scheduled 35 or more hours per week, including nights and weekends, based on department needs.

Requirements

• Previous produce preparation, merchandising, and sales floor experience is required.
• Must be available to be scheduled 35 or more hours per week, including nights and weekends, based on department needs.
• Must be responsible, team-oriented, organized, and productive.
• Must have outstanding customer relations and leadership skills.
• Must work positively with coworkers and with minimal supervision.
• Must be reliable, dependable, punctual, and rarely absent.
• Must be able to perform repetitive lifting, bending, stooping, pulling, pushing, and carrying up to 50 pounds, with occasional lifting and carrying up to 80 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Oversee total Produce Department operations, including direct supervision of backroom and production activities.
• Work with full-time and part-time helpers.
• Order, receive, and check in perishable and non-perishable merchandise.
• Organize the cooler and rotate products.
• Control back-stock inventory.
• Trim and package produce.
• Maintain sanitation and housekeeping.
• Handle departmental scheduling, performance evaluations, and employee relations issues.
• Perform related activities as required, including customer service on the sales floor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed