Robson Ranch Produce - Lead

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

As an H-E-B Store Department Lead, you will lead a well-stocked, well-maintained department while providing superior customer service. You will also perform supervisory responsibilities such as scheduling work and training/developing partners.

Key Responsibilities &

Essential Functions:

Store Lead Operations / Training:
May serve as backup to Department Manager and typically work opposite shift to Manager. May help prepare department work schedules. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with policies and applicable laws. Assists with inventory control, loads, unloads, and moves product. Trains partners, directs work, addresses complaints, resolves issues, builds and follows up on production plans and execution. Assists in all technical areas as needed and performs Representative / Specialist duties frequently.

Customer Service / Sales:
Provides and coaches on superior customer service. Takes orders from customers by telephone or in person. Answers customer questions regarding products and assists them with selections. Uses suggestive selling techniques and advanced product knowledge to meet customer needs and build department sales. Merchandises products effectively. Food Safety:
Slices, packages, labels, rotates, and culls products for poor quality. Complies with department / store operating procedures. Cleans and sanitizes sales floor, display cases, prep areas, and equipment.

Additional Department‑Specific Responsibilities & Pre‑requisites: Bakery – Ensures and oversees effective production planning and execution of supporting processes. Assists in all technical areas as needed (baking, frying, and decorating). Culls bakery products for poor quality, expiration dates. Writes on cakes with icing per personalized customer requests. Stores with more than one Bakery Lead serve as dedicated lead for assigned partners, processes, and responsibilities in either cake / tortilla production or scratch / baking / wrapping as applicable by store.
Beauty – Applies advanced knowledge of current trends in beauty for hair care, skin care, and makeup.
Deli – May oversee a specific area of the business:
Service Case, Production, Cheese Shop, or Catering. Assists with inventory control, including planning portion of Fresh Production Planner (FPP); follows up on FPP inventory functions; ensures Perpetual Adjustment Walk (PAW) walks are complete. Assists with ordering and event order management (EOMs). Assists with training on new systems, tools, processes, and product roll‑outs; follows up with partners as needed to reinforce or retrain.

Stores with more than one Deli Lead serve as dedicated lead for assigned partners, processes, and responsibilities in either back of the house or front of the house deli operations as applicable by store.
Prepared Foods – Serves / packages products at customer’s request. Educates customers on preparation / reheating instructions of prepared foods. Prepackages condiments (sauces, dressings) for prepared food items. Cuts, slices, dices, chops food in preparation for chef.
Produce – Lead (department). Performs lead responsibilities for the department and may serve as backup to Produce Manager Lead (in-store production). Serves as dedicated lead over the in-store production work & production partners. Spends majority of time with processing team engaged in daily sequence of tasks.
Texas Backyard – Strong knowledge of nursery field. Strong knowledge of plant and chemical recommendations. Ability to complete Texas Nursery & Landscape Association training (H-E-B internal training). Keeps up with current nursery field‑related trends.

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job‑related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications &

Key Requirements:

Age Requirement: 18+.

Work Experience:

Knowledge of…