Produce Associate

Progresso•Garland, TX

16h

About The Position

The Produce Associate helps customers locate products and maintains the quality, presentation, and organization of fruits and vegetables. The role includes checking produce quality and refrigerator temperatures, rotating and arranging products, preparing displays, receiving deliveries under the store manager’s supervision, and reducing product shrinkage. The associate also cleans and organizes the store, warehouse, shelves, and restrooms; handles garbage; and reports faulty equipment or safety hazards to management. A flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, is required.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of mathematics, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to read at an eighth-grade level.
Six months of experience in the produce area.
Availability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

Advise customers about the location of products.
Ensure the lights in display cases are lit.
Check refrigerator temperatures.
Clean shelves and make room for incoming products before their arrival.
Clean and organize the warehouse.
Arrange and rotate fruits and vegetables in the store.
Assemble and disassemble fruit and vegetable displays.
Check the quality of fruits and vegetables daily.
Reduce shrinkage by using fruits and vegetables before they spoil.
Receive posters for bi-weekly specials and place them by the corresponding fruit or vegetable.
Receive fruits and vegetables from suppliers under the store manager’s supervision.
Return misplaced fruits and vegetables to their correct locations.
Handle equipment properly to extend product shelf life.
Collect garbage bags, including those from the kitchen, and deposit them in the outside trash container.
Clean the store, including the restrooms.
Sweep and mop the store.
Keep the work area clean, orderly, and free from safety hazards.
Report faulty equipment and hazards to management.
Perform other tasks assigned by the store manager.
Work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.