010 - Food City Produce Team Lead - Main & Stapley Dr

Bashas'•Mesa, AZ

13d

About The Position

The Produce Team Lead executes the day-to-day operations of the produce department and provides customers with a memorable experience. The role directs and supervises department activities and personnel to achieve established sales, profit, and customer service goals. The Produce Team Lead is expected to be responsible and friendly, work safely in a fast-paced environment, and provide excellent customer service. The position serves as the department leader, role model, coach, performance evaluator, and trainer. It includes managing department staffing, schedules, inventory, merchandising, sanitation, safety, budgets, and financial performance; maintaining product quality and attractive displays; and ensuring compliance with health department and weights and measures requirements. Employees may occasionally experience physical demands for an extended period, including standing, sitting, lifting and stocking up to 50 pounds, pushing, keyboarding, telephone use, walking, and bending. Applicants must be at least 18 years old; positions serving alcohol require the employee to be at least 21.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be at least 21 years of age for any position that serves alcohol.
Able to work safely in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent customer service.
For internal transfers, promotions, or rehires, the current leader must recommend the candidate and provide an endorsement upon request from HR.

Responsibilities

Direct produce department personnel and work toward department goals and objectives.
Engage with customers through greetings, product information, selling suggestions, active sampling, and genuine thanks.
Communicate directly with the store team lead, produce specialist, and director.
Order produce merchandise and supplies to maintain adequate stock levels.
Merchandise fruits, vegetables, and other produce products according to department standards.
Build attractive produce displays while maintaining appropriate product inventory levels.
Observe store rules and company policies and direct team members to do the same.
Communicate, execute, and support sales and merchandising initiatives.
Lead the department as a role model, coach, performance evaluator, and trainer.
Create department budgets and track financial reports, including profit and loss, sales, and expenses.
Achieve sales and profit goals and control labor, inventory, out-of-stocks, shrink, sanitation, supplies, equipment, safety, and scheduling.
Ensure department compliance with health department and weights and measures requirements.
Unload trailers, receive merchandise, verify orders, break down produce loads, and position product cases in the produce warehouse or walk-in cooler.
Apply proper product trimming, rotation, culling, crisping, and watering techniques to maintain product appearance and shelf life.
Monitor product pricing, signage, placement, and proper use of shelf tags and signage.
Keep work and storage areas clean, neat, and orderly, including sweeping the produce department.
Stock dated perishable products attentively and rotate them as needed to ensure quality and safety.
Perform other related duties as assigned.