JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION PURPOSE: We are looking for a memorable Produce Team Lead who has a passion for food. Our Produce Team Lead will execute day-to-day operations in our Produce departments and provide a memorable experience for all our customers. The Produce Team Lead will effectively direct and supervise all activities of the produce department and its personnel to achieve sales, profits and customer service goals established for the department. A Produce Team Lead is a responsible team player and always ready to learn. A Produce Team Lead has a keen eye for Food Safety and Sanitation and will be able to help in stocking, production, and merchandising while offering unmatched customer service.

Responsibilities: A Produce Team Lead is a responsible, friendly person who can safely work in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent customer service.

A Produce Team Lead’s responsibilities include:

• Directing produce department personnel, meeting department's goals and objectives.
• Engaging with customers through smiles and greetings, offering product information, providing selling suggestions and active sampling and always giving a genuine thank you.
• Communicating directly with the store director and produce specialist and director.
• Ordering produces merchandise and supplies necessary to maintain adequate stock levels.
• Merchandising fruits, vegetables, and produce products in accordance with produce merchandising standards.
• Building attractive displays of produce, while maintaining proper product inventory levels.
• Observing all store rules and company policies directing all team members to do the same.
• Communicating, executing and supporting all sales and merchandising initiatives.
• Serving as the leader of his/her department, a role model, coach, performance evaluator and trainer.
• Creating department budgets and tracking financial reports (e.g. profit/loss, sales and expenses).
• Achieving department sales and profits goals; and controlling department labor, inventory, product out of stocks and shrink, sanitation, supplies, equipment, safety, and scheduling.
• Ensuring department compliance with heath department and weights and measures requirements.
• Maintaining a positive and friendly attitude towards customers and fellow team members.
• Unloading trailers, receiving merchandise verifying orders, breaking down produce loads, positioning cases of product in the produce warehouse or walk-in cooler.
• Understanding proper product trimming, rotation, culling, crisping and watering techniques and procedures, ensuring product attractiveness and shelf life.
• Understanding the importance of monitoring product pricing, signage, and placement and the proper use of product shelf tags and signage.
• Keeping clean neat and orderly work and storage areas, including a well swept produce department. • Attentively stocking dated perishable products, rotating them as necessary to ensure quality and safety.
• All other related duties as assigned

The Produce Team Lead responsibilities will primarily be in the produce department but may also work in other departments as needed.

Qualifications:

Desired qualifications include:

• Friendly and customer service oriented. Interest in food and cooking a plus.
• Customer service, restaurant, barista, food service, grocery or similar experience desired
• Self-motivated, with a high attention to detail, quality and presentation
• Skills to communicate effectively with coworkers and customers
• Ability to work independently, effectively manage time and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to read, understand and follow through on verbal and written directions
• Ability to reliably meet required work schedule and adhere to company attendance policy
• Must be 18 years of age

Employees may occasionally experience the following physical demands for an extended period:

Standing, Sitting, Lifting + Stocking (Up to 50 lbs.), Pushing, Keyboarding, Telephone Use, Walking, Bending

Salary Ranges:

The range displayed reflects the range the company reasonably expects to pay for the position. The actual compensation offered to the selected individual(s) will depend on their relevant education, training, or experience, among other bona fide factors.

Minimum Pay Rate : $18.90/Hr.

Maximum Pay Rate: $23.28/Hr.