Produce Lead Team Member

Meijer•Aurora, IL

4d•$18 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

As a family company, Meijer serves people and communities, providing career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth, and development. The Produce Lead Team Member leads through influence, not authority, acting as a go-to resource for peers by sharing knowledge, mentoring and training new team members, ordering fresh products, and helping create a department where teamwork and customer service thrive. This role is for someone passionate about produce and helping others succeed.

Requirements

18 years old or older
Open availability all days of the week
Employees in this role may be scheduled to work any shift
Passion for customer service with total engagement that conveys approachability to customers and fellow team members.
Initiates interactions with customers and peers.
Excellent verbal and written communication
Creative thinking skills
Ability to influence others
Ability to quickly build rapport and gain customer confidence to create repeat business
Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, bend and twist while handling product
Experience executing plans
Positive influence to create a strong team environment.
A commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all team members and vendors feel valued and supported.

Nice To Haves

Retail or other customer service experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides direction related to operations, processes, and conditions of their area.
Plans, guides, and empowers team members in the day-to-day operation of the department.
Sets example for those in their department by modeling exceptional customer experience.
Helps achieve department goals and influence peers to create a continued winning strategy.
Engages peers to provide the best possible shopping experience for customers, including an exceptional checkout experience.
Communicates with team members and assigns daily work tasks.
Mentors and coaches other team members to ensure customer service and sales goals are exceeded and the area is maintained to Meijer standards.
Supports training new team members/cross-training high potential talent, providing peer coaching on job responsibilities/standards to positively impact team member productivity.
Works with leadership on department schedule writing to focus on team member engagement, improving customer service, store sales and profitability.
Ensures freshness of products by closely monitoring execution of rotation and dating policies.
Guides the team in compliance with food safety standards and regulations and working in a safe manner aligning to 200% accountability.
Leads team members to ensure ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and product display are completed, where applicable.
Actively creates an environment that supports the Meijer culture, including valuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Operates a register and handles cash when needed.
Operates powered equipment, where applicable.
Participates in period end inventories, where applicable, to help achieve goals.
May be required to act in Lead capacity in other departments throughout the store.