Essential Job Functions:

· Develop maximum customer relations by produce department personnel through personal example of friendliness and courtesy, and implementation of all company polices.

· Be alert and assist in store security.

· Be perceptive and handle customer complaints.

· Assist Department Manager in making recommendations regarding the hiring, firing, disciplining, demoting, transferring and evaluating all produce department personnel.

· Proper indoctrination of all department employees. Be sure they can read scales and prices correctly. Give adequate knowledge and training of price marking, insuring the proper emphasis on customer courtesy and productivity is developed and that skills learned are properly utilized.

· Supervise all aspects of salad bar operations.

· Maintain personable, clean and neat appearance of departmental people, having them properly uniformed and identified.

· Maintain good communication with all store personnel.

· Plan, organize, direct, and control the activities of the produce department in the absence of the Produce Manager.

· Direct the receiving, storing, pricing, and merchandising of all produce products.

· Assure adequate stock and supplies by proper ordering, so that department inventories can be maintained at optimum levels. (a) Effectively inventory to against waste and pilferage. (b) Give special attention to stock rotation.

· Maintain and submit required records and reports and use them effectively.

· Maintain effective and good house cleaning in all areas (a) Clean and/or defrost cases according to schedule. (b) Clean floors. (c) Keep a clean, orderly cooler and preparation area. (d) Maintain proper disposal of waste and material.

· Keep adequate supplies on hand: bags, pricing and making equipment, etc.

· Analyze continuously all aspects of produce department (space allocation, design, display, price marking, rotation, inventories, personnel, etc.) and periodically make changes, or make recommendations to store manager.

· Demonstrate the ability and desire to promote, communicate and implement company initiatives and process improvements to direct reports in a positive manager.

· Demonstrated aptitude to manage people and organize workloads.

· Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions.

Perform all duties as assigned by the store manager and/or supervisor.