Produce Lead

Job Details

Job Location:

Moscow Food Co-op Downtown - Moscow,  Type:
Full Time Education Level: High School Salary Range: $18.00 - $20.00 Hourly Travel Percentage:
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Retail Join Our Produce Team!

The Moscow Food Co-op is looking for an energetic, organized, and customer-focused

Produce Lead to help lead our Produce Department. This is a hands-on leadership position that combines customer service, purchasing, merchandising, inventory management, and team support.

The Produce Lead works closely with the Produce Manager to keep the department well-stocked, fresh, attractive, and running smoothly while supporting department goals for sales, margin, labor, product quality, and customer satisfaction.

• Provide exceptional customer service and create a welcoming shopping experience.
• Help lead daily department operations and support staff when the Produce Manager is unavailable.
• Order produce from local, regional, and national vendors and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Keep displays abundant, attractive, properly rotated, and fully stocked.
• Monitor product quality, freshness, pricing, shrink, waste, and inventory.
• Receive deliveries and maintain accurate purchasing, pricing, and inventory records.
• Stock, rotate, trim, wash, bundle, and prepare produce alongside the team.
• Help train, coach, and prioritize work for Produce staff.
• Maintain clean, organized, and food-safe displays, coolers, prep areas, and backstock.
• Support department promotions, seasonal changes, inventories, and store-wide initiatives.

We’re looking for someone who enjoysworking alongside their team and can balance leadership responsibilities with the hands-on work needed to keep a busy Produce Department running.

Our ideal candidate is:

• Friendly, outgoing, and committed to excellent customer service.
• A positive and dependable leader who communicates well and supports their team.
• Organized, self-directed, and able to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive and willing to jump in wherever needed.
• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledgeable about produce quality, freshness, handling, storage, and rotation.
• Interested in local, seasonal, organic, and natural foods.
• Comfortable with purchasing, inventory, merchandising, and basic computer systems.
• Able to give and receive feedback professionally and contribute to a positive team environment.

• Full-time: 35–40 hours per week
• Part-time: 20–29 hours per week
• Flexible scheduling, including mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and university breaks
• Must be able to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds

We're a community-oriented, values-driven workplace offering a supportive environment, living wages, and excellent benefits. In a recent employee survey, staff overwhelmingly said they're proud to work at the Moscow Food Co-op!

• 20% store discount
• Employee Profit Sharing
• 401(k) retirement plan participation

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Accrual
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term disability coverage
• Accidental & hospital insurance
• Telemedicine & mental health support

• Dental insurance
• Short-term disability, accidental & hospital insurance
• Telemedicine & mental health support

The Produce Lead is responsible for supporting the Produce Manager in the daily operations, purchasing, merchandising, inventory management, and leadership of the Produce Department. This position plays a key role in ensuring exceptional customer service, maintaining high-quality and abundant produce displays, managing product purchasing and inventory levels, and supporting department staff to achieve sales, margin, labor, and customer satisfaction goals.

The Produce Lead serves as a working leader, balancing hands‑on department responsibilities with buying, merchandising, and operational oversight. This position helps create a welcoming shopping experience while ensuring department standards for quality, freshness, food safety, and profitability are…