Produce Clerk at La Montanita Food Cooperative

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Jun, 26

Salary

18.0

Posted On

21 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Customer Relations, Customer Service, Produce Processing, Merchandising, Sanitation, Safety Compliance, Stocking, Inventory Management, Communication, Food Safety Certification, Conflict Resolution, Problem Solving, Prioritization, Attention To Detail, Adaptability, Teamwork

Industry

Food & Beverages

Description

Description The Produce Clerk is first and foremost responsible for customer relations and satisfaction. The Produce Clerk is also responsible for ensuring the department maintains its cleanliness, safety and appeal to customers (may also assist other departments in these areas on occasions). Duties include all produce processing (cutting, packaging and merchandising), sanitation, safety, and stocking procedures on all fresh produce products (fruits, wet vegetables, and dry vegetables) while removing expired products from displays. Most importantly, the Produce Clerk will make all customers feel welcomed by acknowledging or greeting each customer and providing genuine, helpful, and respectful customer service. SOME ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Orders, receives, and merchandises produce products following proper guidelines for merchandising, rotation, sanitation, pricing, mechanizing, and quality standards. Consistently replenish products to ensure freshness and visibility. Adequately accepts, orders, receives, prepares, packages, labels, displays, stocks, replenishes floor stock and inventories merchandise. Follows department procedures for processing known loss, invoices discrepancies, special orders, and transfers. Maintains accurate and attractive signage within your department. Keeps the department orderly and clean. Helps customers make product selections by answering questions and providing information about all produce items. Ensures accurate and sanitary product processing, packaging, labeling, dating, and pricing according to department procedures. Prioritizes time to ensure that prep work, stocking, cleaning, and customer service are handled efficiently. Creates and maintains an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store by providing excellent customer service. Assists in inventory counts, storewide cleaning, and other projects as needed. Reinforces safety within the store by complying with safety procedures and identifies unsafe conditions and notify store management or addressing the concern if appropriate. Ensures federal, state, local and La Montañita Food Cooperative regulations and standards for product freshness, safety, refrigeration, sanitation and weights and measures are being adhered to and met. Follows proper procedures for opening and closing. Requirements ATTRIBUTES AND QUALIFICATIONS: Customer service skills (able to complete the full customer service cycle). Effective communication skills Food safety certification. If not currently certified, able to obtain certification within 1 month. Ability to adhere and follow safety, regulatory and wellness guidelines. Safety Conscious and adhering to required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) is required. Good interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. Able to act with integrity, ethically, professionalism, and confidentiality. Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner. Able to deal and adapt to changes in the work environment, industry with a calm professional demeanor. Dependable, reliable and self-motivated. Able to work with a diverse group of people. Excellent ability to prioritize and multi-task with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

The Produce Clerk is primarily responsible for ensuring excellent customer relations and satisfaction while maintaining the cleanliness, safety, and appeal of the produce department. Duties involve all aspects of produce processing, merchandising, sanitation, safety, and stocking of fresh fruits and vegetables.