Produce Sales Associate
About The Position
The Produce Sales Associate keeps the produce department stocked, appealing, clean, and organized while providing courteous customer service. The associate stocks and rotates merchandise to maintain freshness, checks pricing and signage, maintains the salad bar and cut produce as needed, and assists with displays and product logs. The role also includes handling spoiled or damaged products, helping control shrink, and maintaining department sanitation in accordance with company and health and OSHA requirements. The associate may help receive and store deliveries using a power jack or hand jack after training, bale cardboard after training, and assist in other departments. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The associate must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with or without accommodation. No prior experience is required; candidates must have completed or be working toward a high school diploma or GED.
Requirements
- Completed or working toward a high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- No prior experience required.
- Able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation.
- Use company-provided personal protective equipment as required.
Responsibilities
- Keep the produce department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
- Greet customers, answer questions, fulfill special requests such as fruit basket orders, and resolve customer concerns promptly and professionally.
- Unpack merchandise, clean and trim produce, stock items, and rotate stock to maintain freshness and saleable condition.
- Ensure products are correctly priced and displayed with accurate signage.
- Maintain the salad bar and cut fruit and vegetables as needed.
- Assist in building attractive displays and accurately complete required product logs.
- Handle spoiled, damaged, new, and discontinued products according to company policy.
- Maintain department sanitation by following cleaning schedules and guidelines; keep work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases clean and dispose of trash properly.
- Help minimize shrink and control damages, and report shortages and overages to the manager.
- Assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack when properly trained.
- Assist with baling cardboard or related duties when properly trained.
- Cooperate with coworkers and superiors to support smooth department and store operations, and continuously improve job performance.
- Use company-provided personal protective equipment, including cut-resistant gloves, safety cutters, and company-sponsored footwear.
- Assist in other departments when called upon.
Benefits
- Minimum essential coverage plan with 100% in-network coverage for preventative care services required by the Affordable Care Act.
- Supplemental medical plan options (Advantage and Elite).
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Short-term disability coverage.
- Term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance.
- Voluntary critical illness insurance.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Scholarship program.
- Associate discount programs.
- Auto and home insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- Pet insurance.
- Purchasing power program.
- Paid time off and sick pay, subject to position-specific eligibility and criteria.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
