Assistant Produce Manager (55805)

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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!

ASSISTANT PRODUCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER

PURPOSE STATEMENT : To assist in managing the Produce Department to achieve maximum sales and profit while optimum store conditions.

Significant Job Responsibilities

• To greet customers, respond to customer questions / requests / complaints and explain store policies in a courteous manner.
• To assist in making recommendation regarding the hiring, firing, discipline, promotion and evaluation of all Produce Department personnel. To assist in orienting and training all new Produce Department employees and retrain employees when necessary.
• To assist in maintaining the perishable department Communication Board with weekly updated material and follow the guidelines posted on the board for the Sampling Program and intercom announcements.
• To assist in implementing the weekly display plan for display / rack merchandising and ad promotion.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• To supervise / perform the counting and recording of individual items of merchandise for inventory.
• 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.
• To supervise / perform the movement of damaged / unsalable and "returnable" products from shelves to the backroom, sorting of the materials, the return of damaged product to the warehouse for credit and the re-processing of product for sale or marking the product down in price.
• To supervise / perform the checking of case and cooler temperatures 4 times daily utilizing the time keeping system to record each check.
• To supervise / perform the preparation, display and packaging of all products in the produce department.
• To perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by the store manager, substituting for absent workers and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to customers.

Qualifications

REQUIRED :

Preferred

TASKS OF THE JOB – This Position Generally Involves

Work Environment

Inside work with extreme variations in temperature, dust and humidity from entrance / back door / compressors / cooler / freezer.

Benefits

At HAC, Inc., we're proud to offer both an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and a 401K to help secure your financial future! HAC, Inc. is a 100% Employee-Owned company, and we are excited to offer our employees the opportunity to become part-owners through our ESOP. By simply being an employee at HAC, you automatically receive shares of stock in the company— FREE of charge! The value of your account grows alongside the success of HAC. As our company thrives, so does your ESOP account, ensuring that your hard work contributes directly to your future.

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