Produce Packer

Job summary

The Produce Packer is responsible for sorting, inspecting, and packing fruits and vegetables while ensuring quality standards and proper labeling. They also maintain a sanitary workspace, monitor inventory levels, and assist with receiving shipments.

Job details

* Sorting and Inspecting Produce: Examine fruits and vegetables for quality, ensuring they meet store standards. Discard damaged or spoiled items and sort produce by size, type, and ripeness. * Packing Produce: Carefully pack produce into containers or packaging, ensuring it is handled with care to avoid bruising or damage. Follow weight and size guidelines for packaging. * Labeling Products: Attach labels to packaged produce with accurate pricing, expiration dates, and product information. Ensure proper placement of labels for easy identification. * Maintaining Cleanliness: Keep the packing area clean and sanitary by regularly cleaning work surfaces, removing trash, and organizing supplies. * Monitoring Inventory: Track inventory levels and report low stock to supervisors to ensure timely reordering of products. * Weighing and Packaging: Weigh bulk produce items and package them into customer-sized portions according to store policies and customer needs. * Handling Produce Safely: Follow all safety protocols for handling fresh produce, including washing hands, using gloves, and maintaining proper hygiene to prevent contamination. * Customer Service: Occasionally assist customers by answering questions about produce quality, availability, and pricing. * Assisting with Deliveries: Help receive and unload produce shipments from suppliers, inspecting the delivery for quality and quantity accuracy. * Reducing Waste: Monitor produce for signs of spoilage, removing unsellable items, and reducing waste by creating packages or promotions for products nearing their expiration date. * Other duties as required.

What you’ll do

The Produce Packer is responsible for sorting, inspecting, and packing fruits and vegetables while ensuring quality standards and proper labeling. They also maintain a sanitary workspace, monitor inventory levels, and assist with receiving shipments.

Requirements

The candidate must be able to follow safety and hygiene protocols for handling fresh produce. Basic skills in quality control, weighing, and customer service are required to maintain store standards.

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Quality Inspection
• Produce Packing
• Labeling
• Inventory Monitoring
• Sanitation
• Weight Measurement
• Food Safety
• Customer Service
• Shipment Receiving
• Waste Reduction
• Shipping And Receiving
• Cleanliness
• Packaging And Labeling
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Waste Management
• Inventory Management
• Quality Management
• Sorting
• Waste Minimization
• Quality Control

Job areas

• Retail
• Logistics
• Agriculture
• Food & Beverage
• Production Packer
• Packager
• Hand Packers
• Packers and Packagers, Hand

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