Produce Manager

Houchens Food Group • Decherd, TN

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Produce Manager is responsible for achieving desired gross profit and productivity levels within the produce department. This role involves projecting sales, managing product movement and labor needs, ordering and receiving product, and overseeing department personnel. The Produce Manager also ensures merchandise is stocked, priced, and rotated correctly, maintains a clean and safe work environment, and operates necessary equipment. The position requires the ability to work in varying temperatures and perform tasks that involve standing, walking, and lifting.

Secondary functions include maintaining a neat work area, performing tasks with speed and accuracy, and lifting items over 50 pounds. The Produce Manager must also adhere to company policies, safety procedures, and communication standards.

Requirements

• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in temperature extremes, (produce cooler maximum low temperature, 32 degrees).
• Standing and/or walking at a rapid pace for extended periods of time to perform essential job functions.
• Follows dress code.
• Follows written and oral instructions.
• Follows established safety policies and procedures.
• Works well with others.
• Speak English fluently.
• Ability to legibly write or print
• Eyesight corrected to 20/20.
• Hearing corrected to normal range.
• Possess full range of motion on shoulders, arms, hands, legs and feet.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to lift and move items weighing over 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Achieves desired gross profit.
• Achieves desired level of productivity.
• Projects sales, product movement, labor needs.
• Orders product according to established guidelines.
• Receives and unloads truck deliveries using available equipment and according to established guidelines.
• Establishes daily work assignments and priorities for produce department personnel.
• Follows established guidelines in all personnel issues, interviewing, hiring, training, performance evaluation, discipline, discharge, etc.
• Follows established guidelines for completion of all required forms, records, reports and verify receipts.
• Prepares weekly work schedules according to established guidelines.
• Stocks and straightens merchandise and supplies.
• Using pricing/label gun, marks each item with the correct selling price.
• Rotates merchandise according to anticipated shelf life/product expiration dates.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties using available equipment, (mops, brooms, floor scrubbing and buffing machines, etc.).
• Operates all required tools and equipment in a safe manner except when restricted due to age.
• Ensure coolers and cases maintain appropriate temperatures
• Maintains a neat and clean work area.
• Performs all essential job functions at an acceptable level of speed and accuracy.
• Other Duties as assigned

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy may be requested.
• Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed