Produce Clerk - Cosentinos Price Chopper 66th St. Shawnee KS

Overview

Produce Clerk

Position Objective:
To assist customers in their shopping experience by providing them with fresh, high quality produce in the most efficient, friendly, and courteous manner possible.

Reporting Structure: This position formally reports to the Produce Manager.
Status: This is a non-exempt position.

• Know and implement the Cosentino Customer Service Standards.
• Prepare, package and neatly display all products in the produce department.
• Inspect product for freshness, damage, and dates and utilize proper rotation techniques.
• Able to operate, clean and maintain all equipment safely and competently.
• Meet or exceed productivity standards to produce desired team and individual results.
• Remove any damaged, un-saleable or returnable product from shelves and follow proper procedures for damage claims.
• Actively work to keep your work area and your department as a whole clean and safe for customers and coworkers.
• Quickly unload and sort incoming shipments and neatly stock them in their designated areas without damaging merchandise.
• Label or price any merchandise that requires marking and know how to obtain price signs when necessary.
• Be knowledgeable about department products, procedures and policies so customer questions can be accurately answered.
• Resolve customer complaints in a professional manner and recognize when it is appropriate to involve a member of the store management team.
• Know, comply with, and encourage other team members to comply with all health regulations, sanitation guidelines and safety procedures for your department and your store.
• Demonstrates the strong verbal and interpersonal skills necessary for positive customer and peer interactions.
• Demonstrates the basic math and reading skills required for the position.

Essential Knowledge

• A food handling permit must be obtained within the first 14 days of employment.
• Completion of ongoing training and development as listed on the Cosentino Learning Plan.

Non-Essential Knowledge

• A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

• As part of essential skills, the job requires knowledge of the Cosentino Customer Service Standards and the ability to implement them.

Essential Abilities

• Reaching overhead with both arms up to a maximum of 72 inches, twisting at the waist and lifting objects with both hands weighing up to 20 lbs.
• Pushing and pulling grocery items to the proper locations as needed, up to a peak force of 25 lbs.
• Standing and walking for long periods of time on tile, asphalt, concrete or other hard surfaces.
• Occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Bending and squatting, at times all the way to floor level.
• Able to work in colder conditions of the grocery coolers and freezers.

Non-Essential Abilities

• Climbing a ladder, possibly up to 5ft.