Description

Grow your career with us here at Mustard Seed!

At Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, we believe what you put in and on your body matters. That’s why everything on our shelves is made with real, natural ingredients, without the artificial additives. We’re committed to ingredient transparency so you can make informed choices for yourself and your family. It’s all part of our mission since 1981 to support a healthier lifestyle, every step of the way.

Job Summary

We are looking for a PART-TIME passionate individual to join our dynamic produce team! If you love fruits, vegetables, and every type of produce in between then this is the perfect job for you! This role provides excellent customer service to all our guests, maintains pricing, stocking, and rotation of merchandise in the wet wall and produce area, prepares added value/Made-to-Go fruits/veggies, and receives/unloads trucks.

Responsibilities

• Provides customers with prompt and courteous service or assistance.
• Assists in receiving and unloading merchandise; verifies items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered; checks products for quality, count, and condition.
• Stocks display cases and ensure proper rotation of products, takes finished products to refrigerated storage or shelf areas, maintains organized cooler.
• Follow procedures for receiving code dating, trimming, storing, price marking and restocking products to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.
• Understand various aspects of all produce including taste, preparation, or use and price differences between similar classes of products.
• Inform management of pricing problem areas or discrepancies.
• Assists in maintaining inventory control.
• Handles damaged products according to company policy and assists in controlling the level of damaged goods.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Works in a non-smoking environment where there is not physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, etc. Exposure to cold temperatures in produce cooler.

Equipment Operated

• Compactor
• Knife
• Bailer
• Pricing gun
• U-boat
• Pushcart
• Pineapple Corer
• Box Cutter
• Scale
• Processor
• Wrapping Machine
• Pallet Jack
• Pressure Washer

Education And Experience 

• High school education or equivalent required
• 1 - 2 years' experience in a customer service role strong preferred
• 1 - 2 years' experience in produce operations strongly preferred
• 1 - 2 years' experience in retail preferred
• Prior knife handling experience preferred 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Verbal skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to safely handle and use a knife

Physical Requirements

• Bending
• Lifting & Carrying (up to approximately) 60 lbs.
• Grasping
• Hearing (Auditory)
• Operating Equipment
• Standing
• Reading
• Reaching
• Walking
• Sight or Peripheral Vision 
• Communication (Verbal) 
• Writing
• Telephone Usage
• Knife skills to chop, cut, diced, and julienne produce as needed

At Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, we believe what you put in and on your body matters. That’s why everything on our shelves is made with real, natural ingredients, without the artificial additives. We’re committed to ingredient transparency so you can make informed choices for yourself and your family. It’s all part of our mission since 1981 to support a healthier lifestyle, every step of the way.

Job Summary

Assists in providing leadership in the Customer Service Department by directing and managing the associates and activities of the Customer Service Department. Ensures excellent customer service to stimulate the growth of the business. Responsibilities include maintaining proper internal controls for all customer financial transactions, managing the Customer Service Desk (refunds, exchanges, product questions, customer complaints, feedback, etc.) and receiving and handling incoming phone calls to the store.  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Customer Service Representatives
• Cashiers 
• Baggers

Responsibilities

• Promotes team work, coaches, develops and trains department associates; minimizes turnover, promotes efficiency, and controls labor costs.
• Delegates work assignments effectively.
• Maintains accurate department records to ensure documentation of activities is available. 
• Receives and manages incoming phone calls to the store.
• Assists customers with questions about our products, availability and location of them within the store.
• Receives and forwards customer feedback (comment cards, complaints, suggestions, etc.) to the appropriate department and Store Manager.  
• Manages background music in store to ensure appropriate genre and volume.
• Ensures front entrance areas and common public areas such as walkways, vestibules, and rest rooms are maintained by appropriate personnel so they are clean, neat, safe and up to OSHA requirements and health code standards are exceeded
• Ensures sufficient quantity of grocery carts are available for customers; brings in grocery carts from parking lots as necessary.
• Maintains proper internal controls for all customer financial transactions.  
• Responsible for the balancing and reconciliation of all Cashier tills.
• Verifies and audits cash controls according to established procedures to identify and prevent cash losses.
• Works in conjunction with departments on special orders for customers.
• Works in conjunction with departments in replenishment and merchandising displays in Customer Service check stand area.
• Notifies Scanning Department of all scanning issues and concerns.
• Notifies Store Leadership of loss prevention issues in accordance with company policies and legal requirements.
• Follows established protocol and guidelines for opening and closing cash registers each day.
• Notifies Supervisor, Store Director and/or Maintenance Associate of any equipment needing repair.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment to ensure health code and OSHA requirements are met.
• Analyzes customer and associate feedback to identify areas needing improvement and develops processes and/or procedures to address those issues in conjunction with the Store Director.
• Performs duties of Customer Service staff as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

Works in a non-smoking, normal store environment where there is not physical discomfort due to temperature, dust, noise, etc.

Equipment Operated

• Personal Computer  
• Cash Register
• Credit Card Terminals
• Pricing Gun
• Telephone
• Adding machine 
• General Office 
• Equipment Safe

Education And Experience (E = Essential D = Desired)

• High school education or equivalent required
• At least 2 years Front End Retail experience preferred
• At least 2 years supervisory experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct and control
• Interpersonal skills
• Basic computer skills using the windows operating system including internet, printing, and email
• Basic usage of Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Excellent cash handling skills
• General knowledge of store products

Physical Requirements

• Bending
• Standing
• Communication (Verbal)
• Carrying 30 lbs.
• Reading
• Walking
• Hearing ( Auditory)
• Reaching
• Telephone Usage
• Lifting 30 lbs.
• Writing
• Grasping
• Operating Equipment
• Sight or Peripheral Vision