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Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, Inc.

Produce Associate

Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, Inc., Akron, Ohio, United States, 44329

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Description Grow your career with us here at Mustard Seed!

At Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, we believe what you put in and on your body matters. That’s why everything on our shelves is made with real, natural ingredients, without the artificial additives. We’re committed to ingredient transparency so you can make informed choices for yourself and your family. It’s all part of our mission since 1981 to support a healthier lifestyle, every step of the way.

Job Summary Provides excellent customer service, maintains pricing, stocking, and rotation of merchandise in the produce area, and receiving functions.

Responsibilities

Provides customers with prompt and courteous service or assistance.

Assists in receiving and unloading merchandise; verifies items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered; checks products for quality, count, and condition.

Stocks display cases and ensure proper rotation of products, takes finished products to refrigerated storage or shelf areas, maintains organized cooler.

Follow procedures for receiving, code dating, trimming, storing, price marking and restocking products to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.

Knows various aspects of all produce including taste, preparation, or use and price differences between similar classes of products.

Inform management of pricing problem areas or discrepancies.

Handles damaged products according to company policy and assists in controlling the level of damaged goods.

Maintains a safe and clean environment.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions Works in a non-smoking environment where there is no physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, etc.

Exposure to cold temperatures in produce cooler. Exposure to water in produce washing station.

Equipment Operated

Compactor

Knife

Bailer

Pricing gun

Personal Computer

U-boat

Push Cart

Pineapple Corer

Box Cutter

Scale

Processor

Wrapping Machine

Juice Machine (Montrose)

Pallet Jack

Pressure Washer

Requirements Education And Experience (E = Essential D = Desired)

High school education or equivalent is required

1+ years experience in retail environment is strongly preferred

1+ years experience in produce operations preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Verbal skills

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements

Bending

Carrying 50 lbs.

Grasping

Hearing (Auditory)

Operating Equipment

Standing

Reading

Reaching

Walking

Sight or Peripheral Vision

Communication (Verbal)

Writing

Lifting 50 lbs.Telephone Usage

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