Fresh Cut Clerk
- Full-Time
- Tacoma, WA
- Safeway
- Posted 2 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description
As a primary contact for Safeway customers, the Produce Clerk provides friendly, courteous, and helpful
service. Receives produce deliveries, builds and maintains produce displays, and rotates stock as
needed. Inspects displays for damaged or out of date items and removes, rotates product. Keeps
produce department clean, including floors and tables. Replenishes supplies of bag rolls in the display
aisles as needed. Inventories and assists in produce ordering as requested. Obtains produce from
receiving area and moves to produce department using hand truck or pallet jack. Prepares product for
placement on sales floor by trimming, washing, banding, or wrapping in plastic. Surplus items may be
placed in crisping trays for storage in the cooler. Cleans scales, mirrors, department floor area, and wet
and dry racks. Cleaning of floors is especially critical in this area as pieces of produce and wet spots may
produce a slippery condition. Cleans wet racks and sprayers. Must empty wet racks and dry racks
regularly and clean with disinfectant.
JOB DUTIES:
Safeway Produce Clerk employees are generally responsible for completing the following job duties:
1. Provide customer service as currently defined by the employer within the scope of the position and
within company policy.
1. Speak with customers to resolve problems with sales, dissatisfaction with service or product or other
problems related with the operation of the produce area.
1. Washes, trims, bands, and weighs produce.
1. Uses scale to weigh items prior to wrapping or placement in shelves.
1. Places items in trays and uses shrink-wrap machine to wrap.
1. Applies price tags.
1. Cleans produce display area and back room area.
1. Transports bag rolls to display areas and places in racks.
1. Cleans scales, knives and other implements and utensils in back room.
1. Constantly inspects floors for debris and water.
1. May order product. May make signs and displays as needed.
1. Perform temperature checks daily.
1. Other duties as assigned.
JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Ability to follow company customer service procedures. Demonstrated prior customer service skills or
related experience.
1. Ability to interact with customers and co-workers.
1. Ability to understand and follow instructions.
1. Ability to work independently when necessary.
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service. Receives produce deliveries, builds and maintains produce displays, and rotates stock as
needed. Inspects displays for damaged or out of date items and removes, rotates product. Keeps
produce department clean, including floors and tables. Replenishes supplies of bag rolls in the display
aisles as needed. Inventories and assists in produce ordering as requested. Obtains produce from
receiving area and moves to produce department using hand truck or pallet jack. Prepares product for
placement on sales floor by trimming, washing, banding, or wrapping in plastic. Surplus items may be
placed in crisping trays for storage in the cooler. Cleans scales, mirrors, department floor area, and wet
and dry racks. Cleaning of floors is especially critical in this area as pieces of produce and wet spots may
produce a slippery condition. Cleans wet racks and sprayers. Must empty wet racks and dry racks
regularly and clean with disinfectant.
JOB DUTIES:
Safeway Produce Clerk employees are generally responsible for completing the following job duties:
1. Provide customer service as currently defined by the employer within the scope of the position and
within company policy.
1. Speak with customers to resolve problems with sales, dissatisfaction with service or product or other
problems related with the operation of the produce area.
1. Washes, trims, bands, and weighs produce.
1. Uses scale to weigh items prior to wrapping or placement in shelves.
1. Places items in trays and uses shrink-wrap machine to wrap.
1. Applies price tags.
1. Cleans produce display area and back room area.
1. Transports bag rolls to display areas and places in racks.
1. Cleans scales, knives and other implements and utensils in back room.
1. Constantly inspects floors for debris and water.
1. May order product. May make signs and displays as needed.
1. Perform temperature checks daily.
1. Other duties as assigned.
JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Ability to follow company customer service procedures. Demonstrated prior customer service skills or
related experience.
1. Ability to interact with customers and co-workers.
1. Ability to understand and follow instructions.
1. Ability to work independently when necessary.