Produce Manager

Houchens Food Group•West Liberty, KY

About The Position

The Produce Manager oversees the produce department’s sales, profitability, productivity, ordering, staffing, merchandising, and daily operations. The role projects sales and product movement, orders product under established guidelines, coordinates department personnel, and ensures required records and reports are completed. It also includes receiving and unloading deliveries, stocking and pricing merchandise, rotating products, maintaining suitable cooler and case temperatures, and keeping the work area clean and safe. The position requires standing or walking rapidly for extended periods, working in temperature extremes including produce coolers as cold as 32°F, and lifting and moving items. The manager performs personnel functions and other duties as assigned, following company guidelines and safety procedures.

Requirements

Follow the dress code, written and oral instructions, and established safety policies and procedures.
Work well with others.
Speak English fluently.
Legibly write or print.
Eyesight corrected to 20/20.
Hearing corrected to the normal range.
Possess a full range of motion in the shoulders, arms, hands, legs, and feet.
Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds; secondary duties may require lifting and moving items weighing over 50 pounds.
Ability to work in temperature extremes, including a produce cooler with a minimum temperature of 32°F.
Ability to stand and/or walk at a rapid pace for extended periods.

Responsibilities

Achieve desired gross profit and productivity levels.
Project sales, product movement, and labor needs.
Order product according to established guidelines.
Receive and unload truck deliveries using available equipment and established procedures.
Establish daily work assignments and priorities for produce department personnel.
Follow established guidelines for interviewing, hiring, training, performance evaluations, discipline, discharge, and other personnel matters.
Complete required forms, records, and reports, and verify receipts according to established guidelines.
Prepare weekly work schedules according to established guidelines.
Stock and straighten merchandise and supplies.
Use a pricing or label gun to mark items with the correct selling price.
Rotate merchandise according to anticipated shelf life and product expiration dates.
Perform basic housekeeping using available equipment, including mops, brooms, and floor scrubbing and buffing machines.
Operate required tools and equipment safely, except where restricted due to age.
Ensure coolers and cases maintain appropriate temperatures.
Maintain a neat and clean work area.
Perform essential job functions at an acceptable level of speed and accuracy.
Perform other duties as assigned.