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

Bashas•Mesa, AZ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Produce Team Lead executes the day-to-day operations of the produce department and provides customers with a memorable experience. This role directs and supervises department activities and personnel to achieve established sales, profit, and customer service goals. The Team Lead serves as a department leader, role model, coach, performance evaluator, and trainer, while maintaining product quality, inventory, safety, sanitation, and compliance standards. Candidates must be at least 18 years old; employees in positions that serve alcohol must be at least 21. Internal transfer, promotion, or rehire candidates need their current leader’s recommendation and may be asked to accept a part-time position.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be at least 21 years of age for positions that serve alcohol.
Ability to work safely in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent customer service.
Internal transfer, promotion, or rehire candidates must have their current leader’s recommendation and provide an endorsement upon request from HR.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise produce department personnel and work toward department goals and objectives.
Engage customers with greetings, product information, selling suggestions, active sampling, and genuine thanks.
Communicate with the store team lead, produce specialist, and director.
Order produce merchandise and supplies to maintain adequate stock levels.
Merchandise produce according to department standards and build attractive displays while maintaining inventory levels.
Observe store rules and company policies and direct team members to do the same.
Communicate, execute, and support sales and merchandising initiatives.
Serve as department leader, 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 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, 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 maintain quality and safety.
Perform other related duties as assigned.