Produce Clerk - TEMP(90DAYS) - AVAILABILITY REQUIRED 4AM TO 10PM

New Seasons Market•Portland, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Produce Clerk cleans, trims, packages, processes, rotates, prices, and stocks produce while providing exceptional customer service and supporting a positive, collaborative team environment. The role helps prepare the Produce department for store opening and closing, assists customers with product selection, answers questions, and makes recommendations based on customer needs. The position maintains product quality, attractive displays, accurate pricing and signage, and department cleanliness and organization. It receives and unloads merchandise, checks its quality and condition, handles damaged or spoiled products according to company policy, and completes customer special orders. The clerk follows organic, food safety, work safety, and department policies; communicates issues to management; and contributes to company values, sustainability efforts, and an inclusive workplace. This is a temporary 90-day position. Store operations run seven days a week, year-round, and schedules may include evenings, weekends, and holidays according to business needs. Availability is required between 4 a.m. and 10 p.m. The work takes place in a grocery store and involves frequent standing and walking, regular use of hands and wrists, and lifting, carrying, or pulling produce and other items. The role may also involve wet or slippery surfaces, cooler and freezer temperatures, outdoor work in some locations, and exposure to allergens or chemicals.

Requirements

Must complete and maintain any required food and work safety trainings or certifications.
Must demonstrate reliable and predictable attendance in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.
Must be available for business-driven scheduling, including evenings, weekends, and holidays; stated availability is 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Must be able to frequently stand and walk throughout the shift and frequently use hands and wrists for grasping, twisting, and pulling.
Must be able to frequently lift, carry, or pull objects weighing 50 pounds; occasional team lifting of 100 pounds is required. Team lifts are encouraged for objects over 50 pounds.
Must be able to work in a grocery store environment that may include wet or slippery surfaces, moderate noise, temperature extremes in coolers or freezers, outdoor work in some locations, and exposure to allergens or chemicals.
Must demonstrate commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
Must follow company rules, policies, department guidelines, and applicable safety and regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous customer service, food service, retail, or grocery experience.
Previous produce experience in a retail, farm, or grocery environment.

Responsibilities

Prepare the Produce department for store opening and closing.
Assist customers with product selection, share product knowledge, and make recommendations based on customer needs.
Clean, trim, package, process, price, rotate, and stock produce products.
Build displays and arrange products to create attractive presentations featuring unique, seasonal, or promoted items.
Monitor product quality and expiration dates; handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy.
Receive and unload merchandise; check its quality, count, and condition, and communicate issues to management and the merchandising team.
Complete customer special orders thoroughly and follow through as needed.
Maintain cleanliness, organization, product rotation, accurate pricing, and signage across department areas and supplies.
Comply with company organic standards and applicable food and work safety policies and trainings.
Stay aware of current advertisements, promotions, holidays, and events, and continue learning about products, labels, recommended uses, and vendors.
Notify the department manager or Manager On Duty about customer service, safety, productivity, security, or other issues that may adversely affect the store.
Work cooperatively with customers, coworkers, vendors, and other teams; contribute to an inclusive and respectful workplace.
Conserve company resources, maintain equipment, and complete other assigned tasks.