PRODUCE MANAGER

HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP INC • Clarksville, TN

6h • 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, product movement, and labor needs, as well as ordering and receiving product according to established guidelines. The Produce Manager also manages personnel, including interviewing, hiring, training, performance evaluation, and discipline. Key responsibilities include stocking, pricing, rotating merchandise, maintaining a clean work area, and ensuring appropriate temperatures in coolers and cases. The role requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in temperature extremes, with extended periods of standing and walking.

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.
• Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy.
• Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.
• Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED