Produce Manager

Houchens Food Group•Hartselle, AL

About The Position

The Produce Manager oversees the produce department’s sales, product movement, profitability, productivity, staffing, ordering, merchandising, and daily operations. The role includes receiving deliveries, assigning and scheduling work, handling personnel matters under established guidelines, maintaining records, stocking and pricing merchandise, rotating products, and keeping the department clean and safe. The manager also ensures coolers and cases maintain appropriate temperatures and performs physical work that may involve lifting, standing, and working in cold conditions.

Requirements

Follow the dress code and written and oral instructions.
Follow established safety policies and procedures.
Work well with others.
Speak English fluently.
Legibly write or print.
Have eyesight corrected to 20/20 and 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 over 50 pounds.
Ability to stand and/or walk at a rapid pace for extended periods.
Ability to work in temperature extremes, including a produce cooler with a minimum temperature of 32 degrees.
Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.

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 guidelines.
Establish daily work assignments and priorities for produce department personnel.
Follow established guidelines for personnel matters, including interviewing, hiring, training, performance evaluation, discipline, and discharge.
Complete required forms, records, and reports according to established guidelines, and verify receipts.
Prepare weekly work schedules according to established guidelines.
Stock and straighten merchandise and supplies.
Mark each item with the correct selling price using a pricing or label gun.
Rotate merchandise according to anticipated shelf life and product expiration dates.
Perform basic housekeeping duties using available equipment, including mops, brooms, and floor scrubbing and buffing machines.
Operate required tools and equipment safely, except when 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.