Job Description

Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Produce Team Leader / Produce Supervisor
Full Time Hourly– Estimated pay range $18.40 to $20 depending on qualifications and experience
Must be at least 18 years and older
Reports to the Produce Manager

Team Leaders supervise, guide and motivate team members to deliver excellent customer service and the highest quality products. Team Leaders provide assistance to management in hiring and training new team members, updating management on team member performance and acts as a liaison between team members and upper management.

Your day-to-day:

• Answers team member questions, helps with team member problems, and oversees team member work for quality and guideline compliance
• Provides encouragement to team members, including communicating deadlines and goals
• Assists management with hiring process and new team member training
• Ensure production estimates are met and displays are full and merchandised, with appropriate signage
• Provides quality customer service, including interacting with customers, answering customer inquiries, and effectively handling customer complaints
• Participate in monthly, quarterly and yearly department inventories
• Other projects, as needed

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• At least one year experience with product knowledge
• On occasion, safely operate and/or use a wrapper, juicer, box cutters, and all other equipment used in the day to day operation of the produce department
• Great customer service skills
• Good computer skills and a basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, the HRIS, Great Plains (PO system), Interscale, and Item Maintenance
• Good organizational skills
• The ability to delegate tasks and communicate directions clearly
• The ability to multi-task

What you bring to the team:

• Lead by example
• Excellent work ethic
• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Honest
• The ability to problem solver
• Firm, but fair
• Flexible

Working Conditions:

• The temperature in the department is colder than room temperature due to the products being highly perishable
• The position requires frequent walking, standing, lifting, pushing and pulling with a maximum of 75lbs and occasionally climbing and reaching.

Satisfy:
• Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.
Teamwork:
• Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.
Excellence:
• Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.
Wow:
• Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!

Why you’ll love working here!

Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!

Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our team members Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.

We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities, which we live and do business

Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!

For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!
http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.