PRODUCE ASSOCIATE

Job Description

As a part of the Hansen’s IGA Market team, the Produce Associate will be responsible for modeling and promoting Hansen’s IGA Market culture by consistently providing “best in class” service to our guests. The Produce Associate is responsible for rotating, stocking and facing the Produce Department; ensuring the produce is of high quality and priced accurately. The Produce Associate will also assist the department with miscellaneous tasks such as, but not limited to, cleaning, packaging produce, produce preparation and rotating stock in the coolers. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve customers in the Produce Department while modeling Hansen’s IGA Market culture and providing “best in class” customer service, which includes, greeting, engaging, delighting and thanking every guest for their business
• Assist customers in selecting produce, answer questions and offer suggestions as needed
• Stock, rotate and face Produce Department, including the floor and Produce cases 
• Assist Produce Department with packaging produce, pricing, stocking coolers and cleaning
• Assist Produce Department with minimal produce preparation such as, but not limited to, making juice and prepping produce
• Assist with the training and mentoring of new associates in the Produce Department
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment by adhering to safety/sanitation regulations and procedures
• Assist with all other Produce Department duties as needed

Required Qualifications

• Eagerness to interact with customers
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent time management, prioritization and organizational skills
• Ability to work at a fast paced and efficient manner
• Strong sense of team – ability to anticipate the needs of the team
• Ability to take initiative and make decisions independently regarding department needs and priorities, under general supervision
• Ability to stand, walk, lift, bend, push/pull for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds