Manager In Training Produce Department
On-siteSan Tan Valley, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Assist the Produce Department Manager in directing operations by supervising personnel, planning merchandise orders, and ensuring product quality, freshness, and selection. Create promotional displays, stage and package products, and control costs to meet sales goals and profit margins. Perform clerk duties including receiving freight, verifying invoices, stocking inventory, operating forklifts, and maintaining clean work areas. Conduct daily visual inspections for substandard product, manage spoilage, and execute cutting tests to meet customer demand. Complete classroom and on-the-job training programs while maintaining accurate department records and following all safety and sanitation policies.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Effective communication with co-workers and customers and following written instructions
- Demonstrating an understanding of overall company practices through previous experience in the produce department or equivalent
- Providing leadership through skills in communication, management of people, customer relations, employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, reaction to business activity, etc.
- Performing basic math (adds, subtract, divide and multiply) and computing weights and measures
- Operating computers and windows software in a work setting
- Ability to perform all duties and responsibilities of produce department clerk at a fully competent and independent level
- Ability to perform supervisory skills (e.g., interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, disciplining, etc.)
- Effectively utilize excellent verbal, written, electronic and interpersonal communication skills
- Perform duties with mental alertness involving potential hazards with respect to related procedures, equipment (e.g., knives, cookers), and work aides
- Ability to work with hands exposed to moisture, fruits, and vegetables
- Ability to work around machinery emitting heat and cold conditions
- Have knowledge of all areas of department production
- Learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies
- Learn taste, content and perishability of products; Conduct visual inspections and read reports, manuals, etc.
- Calculate inventory
- Ability to stand for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently
- Ability to perform repetitious arm and hand movements frequently
- Ability to reach, lift, stack and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 50 lbs. within the range of floor level to overhead frequently
- Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks containing product of substantial weight
- Proper use cleaning chemicals in accordance with manufacture's guidelines and instructions
- Proper handling of related food products per State and County laws, and WinCo standards
- Perform primary duties efficiently and accurately
- Food Handlers Certification – current per State and County Laws and WinCo standards
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in a role with formal supervision responsibilities managing performance and/or completion of supervisory training, coursework or education
- Experience in a role with product management responsibilities including all aspects of inventory, display and maintenance of products within the department
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