Assistant Produce Manager

Job Description: Assistant Produce Manager

Last Revised: 04/24/09 r. 05/11/2018

Department: Produce Department

Direct Supervisor: Produce Department Manager

FLSA Status: NON-EXEMPT

Starting rate of pay: $18.00/hr

Kailua location starting rate of pay: $19.00/hr

• Flexible Hours
• Employee Discount
• 10 Paid Holidays (including 2 days for your birthday)
• Medical/Vision/Dental Package
• Free Life Insurance
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Voluntary Insurance Plans (Life, Disability, Cancer, Accident)
• Long Term Disability
• Wellness Program
• Discounted Gym membership (YMCA)
• Matching 401K
• Management Bonuses

* For qualifying positions

The Assistant Produce Manager is primarily responsible for assisting and working with the Produce Manager in all aspects of the department’s operations. In the absence of the Produce Manager, the Assistant Produce Manager assumes the responsibilities of overseeing the total Produce Department.

Based on experience, knowledge and expertise, the Assistant Produce Manager is responsible for assisting the Produce Manager in maintaining and overseeing the Produce and Floral areas. The Assistant Produce Manager is also responsible for supervising as well as training and retraining all Produce Department personnel.

Work performance is either reviewed directly or generally by the Produce Manager, Store Director and the Administrative Produce Supervisor. The Assistant Produce Manager is evaluated by the Produce Manager and is reviewed by the Store Director and the Administrative Produce Supervisor.

The Assistant Produce Manager receives direct supervision and guidance from the Produce Manager, Store Director and also the Produce Division Administrative which includes but is not limited to review of work and planning of departmental goals.

The Assistant Produce Manager seeks assistance from the Produce Manager, Store Director, Produce Division and other Administrative Staff.

An Assistant Produce Manager is promoted from the Produce Clerk position, and this position may lead to Produce Department Manager or Store Level Management positions.

• Supervises the following job classifications
• Produce Food Clerks
• Produce General Clerks
• Supervises Produce Personnel in their daily tasks, communications and new procedures.
• Authorized to sign and approve the following items pertaining to the Produce Department:
• All deliveries and orders
• Invoices and clearing of invoices
• Price changes
• Merchandise credits
• Personnel Information Forms
• Employee evaluations
• Accident reports
• Building Maintenance job orders
• Damage claim forms
• Other documents as authorized
• Supervises and assists in all phases of the Produce Department.
• Trims all Produce items for retail sale.
• Cuts and trays fruits and vegetables for retail sales.
• Maintains all floral and chill cases within Produce sales floor.
• Maintains and services the Produce display cases by:
• Fills, stocks, and replenishes as needed.
• Arranges displays in Produce display cases.
• Supervises and assists in the clean up of the prep room, storage areas, tools and equipment. Reports any faulty or hazardous conditions to the Produce Department Manager.
• Performs the duties of the Produce Manager during that person’s absence by:
• Receives merchandise
• Checks on shortages, product condition and quality, damages and overages.
• Checks for any discrepancies on the merchandise and reports it to the Produce Manager.
• Disciplining as needed
• Assists in the training of all new employees.
• Releases transfers to other stores with the authorization of the Produce Manager or other authorized personnel.
• Provides and cares for all department equipment.
• Periodically checks on the required temperature of the freezer walk‑in, chill walk‑in, prep room, Produce chill display cases, and all other chill/display cases in the Produce backroom and sales floor.
• Services customers and prepares orders, advises the Produce Manager of stock condition, and orders certain categories of Produce as authorized by the Produce Manager.
• Cares for and cleans all display cases.
• Understand and abide by all company policies and procedures

• Takes weekly and or monthly inventory as required.
• Maintains and develops proper and efficient…