Produce Stocker

Brookshire's•Mt Pleasant, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintains product levels and quality control in the produce and floral departments. Ensures fresh fruits and vegetables are displayed according to Company standards and regulatory food-safety practices, while promoting customer service and sales. Work is generally performed in a retail store and typically involves on-the-job training. The role requires a Food Handler certification and the employee to be at least 18 years old; operating and cleaning motorized equipment also requires being 18 or older. Employees must be at least 21 to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy. The work involves continuous standing or walking, handling and reaching, bending, kneeling or squatting, and pushing, pulling, maneuvering, or lifting objects up to 40 pounds. It occasionally involves lifting up to 75 pounds, climbing, balancing, stooping or crawling, and exposure to outside weather. Employees may also encounter extreme cold, wet or slippery conditions, cleaning agents, and quiet-to-moderate noise in the store environment.

Requirements

At least 18 years of age; employees must be 18 or older to operate and clean motorized equipment.
Food Handler certification required.
Ability to operate a manual or electric pallet jack.
Ability to safely operate and maintain department equipment.
Ability to handle objects carefully to avoid damage to items, people, vehicles, and property.
Ability to work safely with sharp objects such as knives and box cutters.
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes using a variety of educational resources.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to notice potential hazards, take appropriate precautionary action, and report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied.
Continuously use close and distance vision, depth perception, or the ability to focus.
Continuously stand or walk; use hands for reaching, touching, or handling; push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 40 pounds; and bend, kneel, or squat.
Frequently talk and hear.
Occasionally push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 75 pounds; climb, balance, stoop, or crawl; and be exposed to outside temperatures and weather.
At least 21 years of age to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy.

Responsibilities

Maintain full stock on produce and floral display racks, tables, and shelves.
Operate a pallet jack to unload product from warehouse trucks and reload trucks with return items.
Stock and rotate dated products, and properly discard unsold products when necessary.
Inspect products for quality and maintain quality-control and food-safety standards.
Collect empty cardboard boxes and other trash and place them in the bailer.
Assist fellow partners and customers with price-check questions and with exchanging or locating products.
Promote product sales through suggestive-selling initiatives.
Greet customers, answer questions, and respond to complaints with a friendly, customer-service-oriented attitude.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures and policies.
Follow high sanitary standards when handling raw and uncooked food products.
Clean, assemble, and prepare equipment for operation, and examine equipment for proper working order under supervision.
Take safety precautions when using equipment and work tools; use sharp tools to open boxes and cut or trim products for quality presentation.
Watch for potential hazards, remedy them or place appropriate warnings as soon as reasonably possible, and report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.
Attend work as required.