Produce Department Manager - Fort Leavenworth, United States - Department Of Defense

Description

Summary

Produce Department Managers order, receive, store, display, price, and account for all fresh/perishable fruit and vegetable products purchased for resale.

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Duties

• Forecasting product demand.
• Ordering, receiving, storing, processing, pricing, displaying and inventorying all produce.
• Ensuring all resale items within the department are cleaned, trimmed, sorted, packaged, rotated, culled, and displayed in a professional and attractive manner.
• Designing and directing, or personally participating in promotional and seasonal displays, and resets.
• Grouping and arranging fruits and vegetables based on type, availability, quantity, and shelf life.
• Inspecting and ensuring the department processing areas, display cases, and storage rooms remain neat, orderly, and sanitary, and comply with current sanitation and safety regulations.
• Inspecting equipment and initiating required maintenance.
• Ensuring everyone follows proper safety practices while using power trimmers, knives, cutting tools, etc.
• Directing all department activities and providing administrative and technical supervision for Store Workers and other personnel engaged in the various tasks associated with Produce Department operations.

• Most of the work is performed in the store display area, which is well lighted and maintained at a comfortable temperature.
• Aisles are often crowded with customers and grocery carts.
• When working in the storage or receiving area, may be exposed to hot or cold weather, or damp or drafty conditions.
• May be exposed to differences in temperature when storing items in or retrieving them from chill or frozen storage rooms.
• There is a danger of minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, and slipping on wet floors.