040 - Food City Produce Team Lead - Thatcher

Bashas'•Thatcher, AZ

12d

About The Position

The Produce Team Lead executes day-to-day operations in the produce department and provides a memorable customer experience. The role directs and supervises department activities and personnel to achieve established sales, profit, and customer service goals. The Produce Team Lead serves as the department leader, role model, coach, performance evaluator, and trainer, and helps maintain product quality, inventory, safety, sanitation, and compliance.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be at least 21 years of age for any position that serves alcohol.
Ability to work safely in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent customer service.
For internal transfer, promotion, or rehire candidates, 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 according to department standards.
Build attractive produce displays and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
Follow store rules and company policies and direct team members to do the same.
Communicate, execute, and support sales and merchandising initiatives.
Lead, coach, evaluate, and train department personnel.
Create department budgets and track financial reports, including profit and loss, sales, and expenses.
Achieve department sales and profit goals and control labor, inventory, out-of-stocks, shrink, sanitation, supplies, equipment, safety, and scheduling.
Ensure compliance with health department and weights and measures requirements.
Unload trailers; receive and verify merchandise; break down produce loads; and position product cases in the 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, and placement, and use shelf tags and signage properly.
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 maintain quality and safety.
Perform other related duties as assigned.