Produce Manager

Job Description: Produce Manager

Last Revised: 04/24/09 r. 05/11/2018 r. 01/29/2019 r. 04/25/2019

Department: Produce Department

Direct Supervisor: Store Director / Assistant Store Director

FLSA Status: NON-EXEMPT

Starting rate of pay: $21.25/hr

• Flexible Hours
• Employee Discount
• 10 Paid Holidays(including 2 days for your birthday)*
• Medical/Vision/Dental Package*
• Free Life Insurance*
• Vacation and Sick Leave*
• Voluntary Insurance Plans (Life, Disability, Cancer, Accidental)
• Long Term Disability
• Wellness Program
• Discounted Gym membership-(YMCA)
• Matching 401K*
• Management Bonuses*
• * For qualifying positions

The Produce Manager is primarily responsible for managing all aspects of the department’s operations.

Based on experience, knowledge and expertise, the Produce Manager is responsible in maintaining and overseeing the Produce and Floral areas.

The Produce Manager is also responsible for supervising as well as training and retraining all Produce Department personnel.

Work performance is either reviewed directly or generally by the Store Director and the Administrative Produce Supervisor.

The Produce Manageris reviewed by the Store Director and the Administrative Produce Supervisor.

The Produce Manager receives direct supervision and guidance from the Store Director and also the Produce Division Administrative which includes but is not limited to review of work and planning of departmental goals.

The Produce Manager seeks assistance from the Store Director, Produce Division and other Administrative Staff.

AnProduce Manager is promoted from the Assistant produce manager position, and this position may lead to Store Level Management positions.

• Supervises the following job classifications
• Produce Food Clerks
• Produce General Clerks
• Supervises Produce Personnel in their daily tasks, communications and new procedures.
• Authorized to sign and approve the following items pertaining to the Produce Department
• All deliveries and orders
• Invoices and clearing of invoices
• Price changes
• Merchandise credits
• Personnel Information Forms
• Employee evaluations
• Accident reports
• Building Maintenance job orders
• Damage claim forms
• Other documents as authorized
• Supervises and assists in all phases of the Produce Department.
• Trims all Produces items for retail sale.
• Cuts and trays fruits and vegetables for retail sales.
• Maintains all floral and chill cases within Produce sales floor.
• Maintains and services the Produce display cases by:
• Fills, stocks, and replenishes as needed.
• Arranges displays in Produce display cases.
• Supervises and assists in the clean up of the prep room, storage areas, tools and equipment.
  
  Reports any faulty or hazardous conditions to the Store Director.
• Assists in the training of all new employees.
• Releases transfers to other stores with the authorization of authorized personnel.
• Provides and cares for all department equipment.
• Periodically checks on the required temperature of the freezer walk-in, chill walk-in, prep room, Produce chill display cases, and all other chill/display cases in the Produce backroom and sales floor.
• Services customers and prepares orders.
• Cares for and cleans all display cases.
• Drives Fork lift to receive products.
• Understand and abide by all company policies and procedures

• Takes weekly and or monthly inventory as required.
• Maintains and develops proper and efficient servicing of customers, and maintains a good personal appearance and healthy habits and hygiene.
• Complies with and enforces all store activities in relation to governmental and regulatory agencies such as OSHA, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Health.
• Works maintains and establishes a good working relationship with all other departments and stores to enhance the concept of teamwork and to improve the merchandising of all Produce items within the store and chain wide.
• Supports and promotes Sales Programs initiated by the Company and at the Stores.
• Any tasks as deemed necessary by management

• Must be able to safely lift up to 75 lbs on own continuously.
• Must be able to push and pull at least 1000 lbs with assistant
• Requires standing for long periods (up to 3 hours without a…