Produce Clerk Full-Time

JOB OVERVIEW:

Spangler's Market is seeking a reliable, customer-focused Produce Clerk to join our friendly team in Half Moon Bay, CA. This full-time, morning-to-day shift position is perfect for someone who enjoys working in a grocery store environment, takes pride in maintaining fresh, well-stocked produce displays, and values excellent customer service.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, enjoys working with fresh fruits and vegetables, and helps keep the produce department clean, organized, and visually appealing. If you're passionate about food quality, teamwork, and creating a positive shopping experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Join a locally owned market that values freshness, quality, and community connection — and help make every visit to Spangler's Market a great one

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: Produce Clerk

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Training Rate: $17.50 per hour

Hourly Range (after completion of training): $18.50-$22.00 per hour, based on experience

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Answers customer questions, directs customers to the items they are looking for, documents customer requests and listens to customer complaints if a management team member is unavailable.
• Properly uses knives, sinks, price guns, and irrigation and climate control equipment
• Ensures product is placed and organized in the produce area, cuts and preps produce, removes old produce and properly displays on shelves,
• Preps juice machine and prepares juices
• Bags or wraps purchases for customer or for display
• Dynamically sells product by providing customers with information needed to make product-related decisions
• Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds

CLEANLINESS & SAFETY:

• Fulfills sanitation and safety guidelines
• Keeps the store in a clean, orderly condition during the shift and ensures that spills, debris, and hazardous conditions are cleaned and picked up
• Cleans cases, bins, tables, coolers, and shelves
• Mops and sweeps the sales floor, stockroom, and dairy coolers
• Operates equipment such as a pallet jack and other backroom equipment safely, without leading to injury to oneself or others
• Protects the safety of oneself, co-workers, and Spangler's Market patrons at all times, and reports safety-related accidents and incidents to management immediately
• Follows all company and safety policies and procedures, and reports safety-related accidents and incidents at once to supervisor

ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

• Ability to troubleshoot equipment breakdowns during shift and reports these incidents to management promptly
• If a potential shoplifter is identified, uses CB to advise a management team member
• Follows all company policies and procedures and maintains open communication with management and the ownership team
• Attends staff meetings as scheduled
• Assists in other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong front-facing customer service skills and effective communication abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team setting.
• Experiences in stocking and produce are a plus but will train.
• Must be at least 18 years of age to operate back room equipment including the pallet jack in compliance to labor laws.

BENEFITS:

• Part time employees are eligible for paid sick time, paid training, and employee discounts.
• Full-time employees are eligible for paid sick time, paid training, employee discounts, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and paid time off (vacation).

Salary : $19 - $22