Produce Manager

El Rio Grande Latin Market Careers • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

The Produce Manager is responsible for the stocking, rotation, trimming, watering, and merchandising of produce to ensure fresh, high-quality offerings. The role maintains cleanliness and safety in the Produce Department, storage areas, and work areas, including cleaning shelves and products, managing spills and debris, and sanitizing tables, floors, scales, cases, and coolers. It also involves maintaining wet racks, proper product temperatures, accurate tags and pricing, and department organization according to schematics.

The Produce Manager supports pre-inventory preparation, maintains strong product knowledge, and follows company safety practices and procedures. The role creates weekly schematics for all stores, conducts weekly competitive price checks, and develops and mentors produce team members. As requested by the District Manager or Director of Fresh, the manager helps train and mentor other produce managers and recruit outside talent. Additional special projects may be assigned by company leadership.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
• Ability to gain an understanding of proper product handling, preparation, seasonality, and appropriate shelf life.
• Strong people skills and ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Ability to use food-handling and sanitation chemicals and equipment safely and maintain department cleanliness standards in accordance with local, state, and federal requirements.
• Ability to use hands extensively and reach above and below shoulder height; constant walking, standing for long periods, bending, stooping, and lifting are required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous produce experience is helpful, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Stock, rotate, trim, water, and merchandise produce to maintain fresh, high-quality offerings.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the Produce Department, storage area, and work area, including cleaning shelves and products, addressing spills and debris, and sweeping.
• Stock and organize products according to department schematics; ensure product presentation, facing, filling, tags, and pricing are accurate.
• Keep wet racks stocked and clean and maintain proper temperatures.
• Clean and sanitize work areas, including tables, floors, scales, cases, and coolers.
• Participate in pre-inventory preparation, including organizing back stock and ensuring tags match products.
• Maintain a high level of product knowledge and knowledge of product preparation.
• Follow all safety practices and procedures (The El Rio Way).
• Develop and mentor produce team members.
• Create schematics for all stores weekly.
• Perform weekly competitive price checks.
• Help train and mentor produce managers as requested by the District Manager or Director of Fresh.
• Help recruit outside talent to bolster the ERG bench.
• Complete special projects assigned by company leadership.

What This Job Offers

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