Grocery Produce Manager
General Purpose: The Produce Manager is essential in keeping the produce department fresh and customer friendly.
Work Schedule: 50+ hours per week, weekend work required.
Why Work for Us: Langenstein’s has recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. We know that to achieve this, we have had an amazing team of people working for us. We offer competitive wages, 401(k), and medical insurance. We are closed for 5 major holidays and our stores are not open late because we understand the importance of family time.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Team leadership
Customer Service
Inventory Control
Merchandising
Place orders and maintain produce department supplies
Monitor temperature of cases, shelves and storage areas and reports any failures to the Store Manager
Ensure quality standards including rotating products that are filled, culling/grading all product throughout the day and repurposing salvageable product
Ensure cleanliness and sanitation standards are kept and maintained throughout the department
Maintenance of salad bar freshness and cleanliness
Use various Produce Dept & cleaning equipment, bailer, pallet jacks and forklifts in compliance with company safety policy
Understand and practice store safety rules and notifying a store manager of any potential hazard immediately
Pricing
Competition price checks
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 during peak periods of business
Required Education / Experience:
Work and education history demonstrating stability
4+ years of experience in produce
Ability to effectively communicate
Basic mathematical skills required (add, subtract, multiply, and divide)
Experience, understanding, and knowledge of operations in a food service business/industry
Basic reading and writing ability
Must be a self-starter
Physical Demands: