Produce Stocker

Brookshire Grocery Company•New Iberia, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Produce Stocker maintains product levels and quality in produce and floral departments. The role ensures fresh fruits and vegetables are displayed according to Company standards and regulatory food safety practices, while supporting customer service and sales-building efforts. Work is generally performed in a retail store and typically involves on-the-job training.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old; partners must be 18 or older to operate and clean motorized equipment.
Food Handler certification is 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.
Must remain alert to potential hazards and remedy them or place appropriate warnings as soon as reasonably possible.
Must report potential hazards that cannot be remedied immediately to a supervisor.
Attendance at work is required.

Responsibilities

Maintain full stock conditions on produce and floral display racks, tables, and shelves.
Operate a pallet jack to unload products from warehouse trucks and reload trucks with return items.
Stock and rotate dated products, and discard unsold products as appropriate.
Inspect products for quality and maintain quality-control and food-safety standards.
Collect empty cardboard boxes and other trash and place them in the baler.
Assist fellow partners and customers with price checks, exchanges, and locating products.
Promote product sales through suggestive selling.
Greet customers, answer questions, and respond to complaints with a friendly, service-oriented attitude.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following safety procedures and Company policies.
Follow high sanitary standards when handling raw and uncooked food products.
Under supervision, clean, assemble, and prepare equipment for operation and check that it is working properly.
Take safety precautions when using equipment and work tools.
Use sharp tools to open boxes and cut or trim products for quality presentation.