Produce Associate (Full Time/Seasonal, Flexible Schedule)
About The Position
The Produce Associate provides friendly, knowledgeable customer service and helps ensure that fruits and vegetables are fresh, well-stocked, correctly labeled and priced, and attractively displayed. The role includes maintaining a clean, organized, and safe produce department, including the sales floor, coolers, and prep areas. Associates may assist customers and take orders in person or by phone, receive and organize deliveries, and process wholesale or bulk orders. Depending on assignment, duties may also include cutting fruit, working in the organic section, or obtaining food safety certification. The position may be full-time or seasonal, and flexible scheduling is available for both.
Requirements
- Knowledge of most or all produce products and where they are located on the sales floor.
- Ability to provide kind and helpful service to customers on the produce sales floor.
- Ability to demonstrate and model Adams’ culture and values.
- Willingness to collaborate and communicate with co-workers and managers.
- Enthusiasm, positivity, and/or knowledge about Adams’ products and quality.
- Ability to safely use knives, a buffalo chopper, and other equipment needed to run the department.
- Ability to consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to occasionally ascend and descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder.
- Ability to perform repetitive motions involving the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for the duration of a shift.
- Ability to communicate with others to exchange information and move into different positions, including in tight and confined spaces.
Responsibilities
- Provide friendly, knowledgeable customer service and assist with orders in person or by phone.
- Stock and rotate produce to maintain freshness, correct labeling and pricing, and appealing displays.
- Trim, wrap, and price products for the sales floor, and check for quality and packaging issues.
- Receive and unload deliveries, verify inventory accuracy, and organize backstock.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization throughout the department, including the sales floor, coolers, and prep spaces.
- Prioritize customer needs over other tasks and respond promptly to requests for assistance.
- When assigned, perform specialty tasks such as cutting fruit, working in the organic section, or obtaining food safety certification.
- Process wholesale or bulk customer orders when needed.
Benefits
- Medical coverage for applicable roles
- Dental coverage for applicable roles
- Vision coverage for applicable roles
- Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Flexible pay schedules with DailyPay
- Employee discount
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
