Produce Fruit Cut Specialist (Full Time, Morning Shifts)

Adams Fairacre Farms•Middletown, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Adams prioritizes creating a warm and welcoming environment for both customers and team members, emphasizing genuine respect, kindness, and appreciation. Each team member is expected to provide exceptional customer service by greeting customers personally, serving them with friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance, and always prioritizing customer needs. The Cut Produce Specialist is responsible for preparing, packaging, and presenting fresh, high-quality cut produce while maintaining excellent customer service, proper rotation, and strict food safety standards. This role involves working efficiently to meet department needs, keeping displays stocked and appealing, and assisting customers with inquiries or special requests.

Requirements

Produce professional experience
Knowledge on how to correctly cut, package and stock cut fruit and vegetables
Excellent customer service skills
Knowledge on produce products to help better assist customers
Willingness to work collaboratively and communicate with a team of co-workers and managers
Exhibit enthusiasm, positivity and/or knowledge about Adams’ products and quality
Ability to demonstrate and set the example for Adams’ culture and values
Must be at least 18 years old

Responsibilities

Ensure customers receive the best customer service by providing friendly, polite, and knowledgeable service; greet customers personally and thank them appreciatively for shopping at Adams.
Order supplies for packing out cut fruits and vegetables and communicate with manager to ensure enough produce is ordered for the cut fruit & veggie program.
Prepare ready-to-go items and products for the sales floor, including packing out, weighing, pricing, and labeling all items accurately.
Maintain proper stock levels and rotate all products to ensure freshness, quality, and availability; keep cut fruit and vegetable cases full, organized, and correctly signed.
Regularly check products for quality and be the final line for quality control by monitoring packaging, sell-by dates, and presentation.
Receive and put away deliveries, checking all products for quality, and keep a daily runner list to track product needs.
Keep all areas of the department clean and organized, including sales floor, cases, coolers, preparation, and production areas.
Take customer orders in person and by phone and assist customers with product questions and selections.