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WinCo Foods · 12 hours ago

Produce Department Manager

US-AZ-Glendale

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

WinCo Foods is a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states, dedicated to providing low prices to customers. The Produce Department Manager is responsible for directing the operation of the Produce Department, supervising personnel, and ensuring high standards of customer service and product quality.

CommunitiesFood and BeverageHuman ResourcesTransportation

Responsibilities

Supervises employees by motivating, training, participating in the hiring of personnel, monitoring employee performance, recommending personnel action (i.e., hiring, firing, layoff and disciplinary action, scheduling personnel according to coverage needs and service level), maintaining a safe and secure work environment, etc

Satisfies departmental projected sales and gross margin objectives by providing customers with fresh quality goods; creating effective promotional and seasonal displays; maintaining/organizing cooler; ensuring proper temperature levels for product are maintained; preventing shrink; damage and spoilage of product; trimming, cutting, wrapping, traying, displaying and watering produce; building produce displays; rotating stock; discarding outdated or spoiled product; ensuring proper pricing and signing of products; using related equipment such as those listed below

Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast, friendly customer service

Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques

Performs receiving duties including: verifying orders against invoices; reporting shortages and claims to ensure proper billing; breaking down loads and dating product; cutting cases; stacking, pricing and marking merchandise; maintaining produce storage area; etc

Maintains cleanliness and eye-appeal of work area, storage area, and selling floor

Performs other duties as assigned or needed

Qualification

Produce department experienceFood Handlers CertificationLeadership skillsCustomer service skillsBasic math skillsEmployee relationsAnalytical skillsPlanning skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

As a produce clerk, Lead Clerk, MIT or equivalent to understand the Produce department procedures

Providing leadership through skills in communication, interpersonal, management of people, customer relations, and employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, reaction to business activity, etc

Communicating (hearing & speech) with customers during the day shift

Conducting visual inspection of product, display, ready written material, etc

Communicating in writing to others

Performing safe/quick movements and operate related equipment listed below with manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination

Performing basic math (add, subtract, divide and multiple) and compute weights and measures

Perform supervisory skills (e.g., interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, disciplining, etc.)

Understand overall company practices through previous experience in produce department or equivalent

Reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 50 lbs. frequently

Push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks

Stand for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, twist and turn frequently

Work with hands exposed to moisture, fruits and vegetables

Learn taste, proper handling, preparation, seasonality, and perishability, product safety, sanitation procedures and dept. policies