Job Description

Job Location Barbur World Foods - PORTLAND, OR 97219 Position Type Full Time Salary Range $16.50 - $17.50 Hourly

We are currently looking to add a Produce Clerk to our wonderful team.

If you have a passion for good food and beautiful merchandising this is the perfect opportunity for you.

As a Produce Clerk, you will play a pivotal role in our operation. Your main responsibilities will include merchandising our beautiful produce department and ensuring that only the highest quality products are available to our valued customers. You'll be part of a productive and engaged team that prides itself on delivering exceptional customer service. Additional responsibilities include rotating product to ensure only items of the highest quality are sold, following food safety standards and cleaning/sanitizing guidelines.

While produce experience is preferred, if you have a passion for good food you'll fit right in.

Our History

With two locations in Portland, World Foods has been serving customers since 2004. We provide our customers with both fresh produce, curated beer & wine selection, local meat & seafood, traditional Lebanese cuisine, international groceries and local culinary favorites from the Pacific North West.

Our Principles

All activities - from the day-to-day operations to the strategic growth of the business – are geared to support our principles.

Hospitality and Warmth

We want to do more than just provide a wide product selection and delicious food – we want to enrich our customer’s lives with customer service that demonstrates genuine warmth and hospitality. By engaging with our customers on a personal level, we elevate ourselves above being ‘just a business’ to being a cornerstone of the community we’re in.

Unique and Inspired Selections

From staples to local favorites to international specialty items, the products available at each grocery store location must consistently demonstrate our knowledge of local trends and show deference to international culinary favorites.

Working for World Foods at Everett means you will:

• Have the option to enroll in affordable health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Have the option to enroll in short-term-disability insurance.
• Be compensated based on your professional knowledge and experience.
• Receive a 50% discount at the deli and 20% discount on all other items at both World Foods locations.
• Option 401K
• Flexible paid time off that increases with tenure.

Here’s what we need from our Produce Clerk:

• Relevant Professional
  
  Experience: While we understand that the amount of time spent in a similar role may not be a perfect indicator of ability, we require that all applicants have a minimum of six months’ experience.
• Team Player: You are able to work with diverse groups of people and forge effective professional relationships with employees and management.
• Unquestionable Dependability Maintain Dependability: You come to work prepared, on-time and use work time appropriately. This also means you’re able to work a varying schedule and communicate schedule changes with appropriate advance notice.
• Strong People Skills: You absorb and process what you hear and see quickly and communicate relevant information in a manner that is readily understood by the intended audience.
• Detail-Oriented Strategist: You’re able to focus on the minutiae while still keeping a strategic mindset.
• Strong Eye for Aesthetics: You know how to beautify produce displays in a way that maximizes shelf space and enhances sales.
• Multi-Tasker: You are prepared and able to handle multiple requests, questions, and concerns simultaneously and you naturally prioritize which item needs to be resolved first.
• Change Management Genius: Though you’re able to see the quickest way to solve a problem, you also understand that change takes time and you exhibit an appropriate level of patience when working to resolve a particular challenge.
• Linguistic Abilities: You’re able to write, read, speak, and understand English.

Essential Job Functions

As the Produce Clerk, you will be responsible for fulfilling the following job responsibilities:

• Work with supervisor to ensure product needs are documented and ordered.
• Receive product deliveries, and partner with Produce Manager to ensure that the order and invoice are accurate.
• Remove and appropriately log produce that does not meet World Foods standards.
• Merchandise the produce to ensure it is presented in a visually appealing way to boost sales.
• Assist in maintaining back-stock areas according to department standards.
• Adhere to all guidelines around product recommendation and information, and adhere to quality standards as outlined by supervisor.

Capability Requirements

The following capabilities are required in order to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden on the company are available to address the following requirements.

• Sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Use fine motor skills to grasp, move, and life items of up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Bend, stoop, crawl, kneel, step up and down stairs, and climb
• Be able to recognize and respond to a variety of sounds.
• See at near and far distances.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months of relevant experience in a retail, grocery, or produce environment preferred
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be dependable, punctual, and able to work a flexible schedule
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment
• Passion for high-quality food and local/international culinary products
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently

Capabilities Requirements

• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs without assistance
• Frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing stairs, and reaching overhead
• Ability to see at near and far distances and respond to a variety of sounds