Produce Manager

Position: Produce Manager (62860)
# Produce Manager (62860)
United Store 363U - Weatherford, OK 73096## Overview Salary Range $17.05 Hourly Level Experienced Position  Type Part Time Job Shift Open to 4pmEducation Level High School Diploma or Equivalent Category Retail  Store Positions## Description Do you have a passion for food, love providing top level customer service and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Since our employees are also owners, they care deeply about providing high quality service to each and every customer.

Our mission as an employee owned company is to offer quality food choices to the communities we serve, support local farmers and producers, and develop and reinvest in our employee owners. Apply today and begin your ownership journey!### ###
** PRODUCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER
**** PURPOSE STATEMENT:
** To manage the Produce Department to achieve maximum sales and profit while optimum store conditions.
** SIGNIFICANT

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

** 1. To greet customers, respond to customer questions/requests/ complaints and explain store policies in a courteous manner.
2. To initiate and/or make recommendation regarding the hiring, firing, discipline, promotion and evaluation of all Produce Department personnel.  To orient and train all new Produce Department employees and retrain employees when necessary.
3. To develop a weekly labor schedule for all Produce Department employees for the approval of the store manager.
4. To maintain the perishable department Communication Board with weekly updated material and follow the guidelines posted on the board for the Sampling Program and intercom announcements.
5. To implement the weekly display plan for display/rack merchandising and ad promotion.
6. To supervise/perform the display of product so that:
1) displays are full,
2) color contrast is emphasized,
3) product is rotated,
4) commodities are grouped,
5) tables are set to the season, and
6) adequate space has been allocated for high impulse/demand items.
7. To supervise/perform order, all produce products and supplies from authorized vendors to minimize out-of-stocks while maintaining the desired days of supply for the produce department.
8. To supervise/perform:
1) preparation of the backroom for receipt of merchandise;
2) checking the load for quality/shortage/overage and code-dating all case items in the cooler;
3) sorting cases by quality and degree of ripeness;
4) storage of back stock;
5) verification of the merchandise against the invoice.
9. To supervise/perform:
1) cleaning of department floors, mirrors, bins, tables, cooler, shelves, department production equipment, scales, cases and racks;
2) safe use of cleaning equipment and chemicals.
10. To supervise/perform:
1) transportation of cases to the sales floor/product production area either on stocking carts or pallets;
2) evaluation of product quality;
3) preparation & trimming of product for display;
4) placement of merchandise in the designated storage/shelf/display position/area;
5) checking of the product code/freshness date;
6) the  face/front  program for the front/top of each display.
11. To supervise/perform the safety procedures used in the operation of the baler, case cutter, pallet jack, forklift, knife, garbage disposal, scales and wrapper (must be 18 years or older to operate the pallet jack, forklift and baler).12. To supervise/perform the counting and recording of individual items of merchandise for inventory.
13. To supervise/perform the computing of retail price from cost, complete price changes, PLU file and scale system maintenance, supervise the manual price-marking/labeling of merchandise without a UPC code.
14. To supervise/perform the movement of damaged/unsalable and  returnable  products from shelves to the backroom,…