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(FT) Produce - Associate, Closer 

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Category Retail  
Close Date  
Description

Honest Weight Food Co-op

Full Time - Produce Associate, Closer

$16.50/Hour

Purpose: To keep displays, coolers and shelves fully stocked and rotated. Provide prompt, friendly and courteous customer service.
Status: Full Time, $16.50/hour.
Supervisor: Produce Manager

Tentative Schedule: Mondays 12:30pm - 9pm, Thursdays 12:30pm - 9pm, Fridays 12:30pm - 9pm, Saturdays 10:30am - 7pm, Sundays 12:30pm - 9pm


Job Responsibilities:

Receiving:

  • Assist with deliveries
  • Help with unloading as needed
  • Assist with stocking and rotation of backstock
  • In the absence of the Produce Receiver: Check in and sign for deliveries. Note any discrepancies, product damages or adjustments on the invoice.

    Prep:
  • Wash / soak, trim, bundle, and package wet produce for displays
  • Sort, weigh, and label dry items for displays
  • Store extra products in boxes / bins or tubs. Label contents
  • As needed, clean/sanitize surfaces, utensils, buckets, and sinks
  • As needed remove trash
  • As needed flatten boxes and take to cardboard baler

    Stocking:
  • Cull, rotate, and replenish displays following established stocking priorities
  • Dispose of damaged or spoiled product promptly, after notifying produce management
  • Keep produce retail, prep, and storage areas in a clean, orderly condition
  • Clean cases and shelf displays
  • Pay attention to potential floor hazards such as wet floor areas or food on the floor
  • As needed, clean/sanitize surfaces, utensils, buckets, and sinks
  • As needed remove trash
  • As needed flatten boxes and take to cardboard baler
  • Label items accurately with price tags
  • Check signage for correct PLU, price, and origin
  • Report any shrink and pricing anomalies as per department procedures

    Customer Service:
  • Assist customers with questions in a prompt, friendly, courteous manner. If you cannot answer their questions, find another staff member to assist them
  • Offer samples, menu ideas and suggestions for preparation
  • Record and process special orders according to department procedures

    Closing:
  • Leave produce retail, prep and storage areas in a clean and orderly condition
  • Compost spoiled product according to department procedures
  • Clean/sanitize surfaces, utensils, buckets, and sinks
  • Remove trash
  • Flatten boxes and take to cardboard baler
  • Wash and dry prep room floor
  • Properly store / cover refrigerated produce as per department procedures
  • Bring any plants / products from sales floor to produce cooler
  • Lock gates for outdoor plant area.

    Special tasks:
  • Assist with set-up of Garden Shop as necessary
  • Load and operate Cardboard Baler and store completed bales according to department procedures
 
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Open Date 9/8/2025  
Position Produce, Associate  
Position Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated reliability in attendance and timeliness
  • Ability to follow directions and work independently when necessary
  • Ability to project friendly, helpful presence to customers while maintaining a professional demeanor
  • Familiarity with produce varieties / classifications
  • Ability to follow written and oral directions
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Organized, with attention to details
  • Basic arithmetic skills
  • Familiarity with basic office computer functions including spreadsheets, email, internet
  • Experience with computer Point-of-Sale systems a plus
  • Ability to safely and consistently lift 60 pounds throughout a shift
  • Ability to work shifts with constant standing throughout work day and frequent kneeling, squatting, bending, reaching
  • Demonstrated diligence in cleaning
  • Willingness to get dirty and wet
  • ?Flexibility in scheduling, including willingness to exchange shifts with co-workers, willingness to cover additional shifts if needed, and willingness to alter work schedule to meet changing needs of the department
 
Shift Rotating Days and Evenings  

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