Produce Associate

Sam's Club # Se Delaware Avenue
Ankeny, IA

Why do our members choose to purchase fruits & vegetables at Sam’s Club? Our members tell us one of the biggest reasons is they get quality & fresh food at low cost. As a part of our produce team, you’ll make important decisions about the quality of the produce that members and their families eat by ensuring availability, cleanliness and freshness.

You will be in the front‑lines of customer service – your smile makes a difference and you can help enhance the member’s shopping experience. Come, be a part of a team that offers our members more for less.

• Be a Team Member: Maintains up-to-date knowledge of the products; collaborating with cross functional teams and helping educate other associates on tools, tasks, and resources; communicating effectively and developing interpersonal skills for providing customer service; and being flexible to the needs of the business to work in other areas, tracking goods, maintaining in‑stock levels, and controlling shrinkage in a timely manner.
• Be an Expert: Understands the processes and specifications related to quality of various types of produce merchandise (for example, taste, preparation method or use, seasonality); prepares products (trim, crisp, package, scale) according to established standards; maintains product safety and follows company sanitation guidelines; and adheres to applicable laws, regulations, and company policies related to produce quality.
• Be a Techie: Leverages digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement; utilizes handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality with the member in mind; adapts to new tools and encourages others to use them.
• Be an Owner: Drives the performance of the area; utilizes digital tools; uses perpetual inventory management techniques to stock and rotate department products; ensures quality and date control standards; eliminates waste; guides peers and provides attention to customer needs; assists customers according to company policies and procedures.
• Be a Talent Ambassador: Advocates for the department and the club by valuing the member's experience in the meat area and modeling high quality service and products; executes the basics at the highest possible level of quality; and exhibits energy, commitment, and passion for the work.
• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; uses the Open Door Policy; and applies these in executing business processes and practices.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborates with managers, co‑workers, customers, and other business partners; identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations; carries out tasks; communicates progress and information; determines and recommends ways to address improvement opportunities; and adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback.

• Age 18 years or older.
• Successful completion of all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period.

• Health benefits:
  
  medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits:
  
  401(k), stock purchase plan, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting, and other leave as per policy.
• Other benefits: short‑term & long‑term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U: tuition, books, and fees fully paid for eligible associates.

The hourly wage range for this position is $18.00 to $26.00. Additional compensation—premium—may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour, depending on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed.

4625 SE Delaware Avenue, Ankeny, IA , United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job.