Produce Assistant

Position: Produce Assistant - Full-Time
Produce Assistant:
Hourly Lead Person in the Produce Department and responsible for total department operation including direct supervision of its backroom and production. This person's primary duties include working with both Full Time and Part Time Helpers and include ordering, receiving and checking-in perishable and non-perishable merchandise, cooler organization, product rotation, inventory [Back stock Control], trimming, packaging, sanitation, and housekeeping. Additional responsibilities include departmental scheduling, performance evaluations and employee relation issues.

Secondary duties assume related activities as required including customer service on the sales floor.

Availability:
Must be available to be scheduled 35+hrs a week, including nights and weekends, based on department needs.
Previous

Experience:

Previous Produce prep, merchandising, and sales floor experience required.
Physical Demands:
Repetitive lifting, bending, stooping, pulling, pushing and carrying to 50#; occasional lifting and carrying to 80# -- this is a very physical job.

Other Considerations:
Responsible, team-oriented, organized, productive, having outstanding customer relations and leadership skills, able to work with co-workers in a positive manner, reliable, dependable, on time and rarely absent, and able to work with minimal supervision.