Produce Clerk

Location: Multiple Locations, RI, United States

A Dave’s Fresh Marketplace Produce Clerk is responsible for proper stocking and rotation of merchandise in the Produce Department, including merchandising of products to ensure fresh, high-quality offerings. This position ensures proper inventory control to maximize product freshness and availability, and answers questions from customers in a friendly and helpful manner.

• Prior produce experience preferred, but not required
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be comfortable with customer facing interactions

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensuring that each customer receives outstanding customer service by providing a friendly environment – includes greeting and acknowledging customers, smiling, making eye contact, and all other components of customer service
• Maintaining an awareness of all produce items on sale – I.E., Weekly Ads
• Stocks Produce Department, including presentation of product, rotation, and organization of all produce items as set by Produce Management
• Examines the rotation of all produce items paying particular attention to expired stock and properly discarding outdated or spoiled items pursuant to Dave’s Fresh Marketplace standards
• Assisting in replenishing merchandise; participating in receiving and monitoring floor stock
• Assisting in floor moves, merchandising, display maintenance, and department housekeeping
• Ensures cleanliness of Produce Department, storage areas, and work areas for safety; includes cleaning of shelves, displays, cases, keeping floors free of spills and water, removing hazardous debris from floor
• Completes all cleaning tasks as assigned
• Cutting gloves must be worn on non-cutting hand while cutting any product. This policy is mandatory
• Completes all logs as required
• Conducts and logs hourly floor sweeps of department to ensure customer and employee safety
• Walks department regularly to ensure an organized and overall clean appearance at all times
• Ensure pricing accuracy – I.E., check product price at register to ensure accuracy
• Receives, inspects, and logs products for accuracy of shipment, temperature, and quality
• Unloads received product and maintains backstock
• Ensures proper temperatures in all cooler/freezer cases
• Cleans and sanitizes all work areas – I.E., tables, floors, scales, cases, coolers, etc.
• Sustain a high level of product knowledge and product preparation
• Assists Produce Manager as needed
• Notifies management of pricing discrepancies
• Communicating customer requests to management; responds positively to customer’s inquiries and assists customers with questions, information, and product selection
• Strict adherence to all Food Safety & Sanitation procedures
• Adhering to all Dave’s Fresh Marketplace policies, procedures, and practices including signing,
• pricing, and loss prevention
• Follows all safety practices and procedures
• Adherence to department-specific dress code policy
• Performing other duties as assigned

• Proper handling of equipment; such as knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, and hand trucks
• Ability to examine products for freshness
• Willingness to collaborate and work well in a team environment
• Ability to provide/receive constructive feedback
• Ability to follow directions
• Reliable and dependable; able to work a flexible schedule – including weekends
• Must be able to work a minimum of 3 shifts per week
• Ability to perform repetitious activities
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and stay organized
• Ability to solve practical problems
• Highly motivated – ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment
• Must be willing to participate in further training – I.E., food safety training

• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. constantly, 50-60 lbs. frequently
• Standing and walking constantly
• Pushing and pulling constantly
• Stooping occasionally
• Reaching constantly
• Handling constantly
• Kneeling occasionally
• Talking frequently
• Hearing frequently
  
  Feeling frequently
• Good vision is constant
• Exposure to refrigerated conditions frequently
• May be exposed to various food…