Melissa Seafood - Perishables Rep - Part time

Job Description

Job Summary: As a Perishable Representative, you are responsible for providing a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing superior customer service. You will prepare, package, and merchandise fresh product on a daily basis, while maintaining all department and food safety / sanitation standards.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:• Customer Service:

• Provides superior customer service
• Takes orders from customers by telephone or in person
• Answers customer questions regarding products and assists them with selections

• Food Service:

• Prepares, packages, and merchandises fresh product
• Slices, packages, labels, and rotates products
• Scans in items on Telxon for production
• Assists in technical areas as needed

• Sales:

• Merchandises product effectively
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to meet customer needs and build department sales
• Makes regular announcements related to freshly-produced items, and to increase sales

• Food Safety / Sanitation:

• Cleans and sanitizes display cases; properly operates / maintains equipment
• Complies with H-E-B food safety and sanitation standards
• Complies with departmental SOPs and store operating procedures

• Additional Department-Specific Responsibilities:Aguas:

• Peels, cuts, and chops fresh fruits and vegetables
• Prepares fresh specialty drinks and food products specific to the Aguas department

• Floral:

• Designs floral arrangements; provides a variety of fresh, quality products
• Designs and executes merchandising programs
• Tracks seasonal record when appropriate

• Market:

• Cuts, trims, and prepares meat for service meat counter and self-service counter
• Ensures proper product rotation and storage
• Maintains coolers and freezers
• Weighs, prices, and packages selections
• Operates power meat prep and process equipment

• Produce:

• Stocks and rotates product to ensure freshness
• Assists floral department when needed
• Communicates product knowledge to customers by explaining and providing samples
• Cuts, wraps, and prices produce to be placed on sales floor
• Maintains signing program

• Seafood:

• Knowledgeable about various fish and shellfish
• Weighs, prices, and packages selections
• Maintains coolers and freezers

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.
Qualifications & Key Requirements:
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Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Last revised: 5/1/2014