What are the responsibilities and job description for the Produce Clerk, Part-Time position at KTA Super Stores?
The primary responsibility of a Produce Clerk is to ensure customer satisfaction by properly preparing various fresh and prepared produce items, while following the Department of Health sanitation guidelines. A Produce Clerk also increases customer loyalty by assisting all customers with courteous, pleasant, patient service and treatment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
You MUST perform the following duties regularly and up to company standards:
• Promptly, courteously and efficiently greet, thank, offer assistance, and meet the needs of all customers.
• Prepare fresh and prepared produce for sale. Trim, wash, wrap, price, and label produce items, complying with C.O.O.L. regulations.
• Transport all produce items to the sales floor and display it neatly in the correct locations.
• Keep displays neat and appealing throughout the day, by arranging, trimming, watering, rotating, and refilling items, as needed. Reduce or remove items if necessary.
NON-ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
In order to provide the best possible service to our customers, the following duties are also required on an as-needed basis, during slow periods, or upon instruction by a supervisor, manager or designated person-in-charge.
• Receive freight and verify items received with invoice. Reject items if quality not up to standards.
• Write out credit claims as needed.
• Answer phone calls as needed.
• Be aware of upcoming specials and plan on how you will set up displays.
• Order merchandise and supplies as needed.
• Assemble special orders for customers.
• Make and display shelf talkers and signs. Report price label errors to the POS department.
• Keep aisles clear, neat and clean. Perform hourly sweep log duties.
• Clean display cases and mirrors on sales floor as needed.
• Sweep and mop prep room and sales floor as needed. Pick up debris from floor to avoid accidents.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness in the prep room and chill box. Rotate stock as needed.
• Discard trash and cardboard boxes. Bale rubbish when baler is full.
• Visit other work sites.
• Assist with quarterly inventory.
WORKING CONDITIONS
• Frequently work indoors where it may be cold, noisy, and with a high volume of customers and co-workers, to perform most job duties; in wet conditions to wash products and prep room.
• Occasionally work in extreme cold when working in the walk-in chill; work outdoors where it may be cold, windy, and raining, and where you may be exposed to fumes from the forklifts, to discard trash and cardboard boxes and to receive freight.
WORK HOURS
• Generally be available for work 7 days a week and holidays, between 5:00 am and 8:00 pm.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Skills and Knowledge: Must have basic math skills, be able to multi task to accomplish work on time, be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with workers, vendors and management, and be able to work under minimal or no supervision.
Education and Experience: None.
Age Restrictions:
• Must be at least 16 years of age to work in a walk-in freezer or chill box, and use a case cutter and knife.
• Must be at least 18 years of age to clean, maintain, or operate a trash baler, freight elevator, and any power driven equipment.
• Must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid Driver License, and receive company certification to operate a forklift.