Produce Stock Clerk

Produce Stock Clerk Comerciante De Productos

This position serves as a stock clerk primarily for the Produce Department assisting with the displays of fruit and vegetables.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Retrieve, load and unload produce and merchandise onto cart to move from back room to displays
• Stock and rotate fruit, vegetables and other produce merchandise to ensure freshness
• Operate department equipment and tools
• Assist with the unloading of delivery trucks
• Provide continuous attention to customer needs; greet, assist and thank customers in a prompt, courteous and friendly manner
• Keep work area clean, orderly, and free from safety hazards; Maintain awareness of floor conditions; ensure all safety measures are taken to protect customers, vendors and employees
• Report all accidents promptly to manager on duty
• Promptly report maintenance and safety issues to manager on duty
• Assist with stocking merchandise throughout the store when needed or scheduled
• Attend department and store meetings when they are scheduled
• Maintain punctuality and good attendance in compliance with company policies
• Perform other work-related duties as required to accomplish the objectives of the position

Secondary duties and responsibilities include:

• Cross-train in the produce department to cut, portion, weigh and tag or label trays, bags and/or containers of fresh produce for display cases
• May perform general cleaning duties such as mopping and sweeping
• Gather shopping carts from parking lot when needed
• Assist manager on duty in other departments when needed

Qualifications

Minimum requirements include:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; minimum of 18 years of age
• Use of electric pallet jack requires formal training and certification and shall not be used without such credentials

Competencies, skills and/or qualifications include:

• Ability to properly use department equipment such as knives, wrapping device, scale, etc. to accomplish the essential duties of the position
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to read and speak English and Spanish preferred
• Ability to understand and follow instructions in both English and Spanish preferred
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions in one-on-one and small group situations with managers, customers (both internal and external) and the general public
• Takes responsibility for own actions
• Ability to work hours and days scheduled, including holidays and weekends
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form
• Basic mathematical skills; ability to use and understand weights and measures

Physical demands include:

• Stand and walk
• Feel, use fingers and hands
• Reach with hands and arms
• Use repetitive motion with hands and arms
• Carry, lift and/or move produce and merchandise
• Push and pull carts of produce and other merchandise
• Use sense of smell
• Stoop or bend at the waist
• Talk and hear
• Close vision, have eye-hand coordination and peripheral vision
• Kneel, crouch or bend at the knees
• Balance
• Twist back and neck
• Climb ladder or step stool
• Sit