Looking to grow your career and your local food system? The Monadnock Food Co-op is seeking a Produce Assistant Manager to help cultivate our department's success. You'll work closely with the Produce Manager to oversee the vibrant displays and daily operations, while building and maintaining strong relationships with the hardworking local farmers who supply our shelves. If you're a hands-on leader passionate about fresh, seasonal food, and want to support our community's connection to the land, this is your chance to shine and help us bring the best of the local harvest to our customers every day.

This salaried position helps to oversee the purchasing, merchandising, staffing, and inventory management of our produce department as well as providing excellent internal and external customer service. Experience working in a produce department, farmers market, or similar environment is important. Familiarity with a large variety of fruits and vegetables as well as cooking and preparing options would be helpful. Knowledge of organic and commercial growing practices and organic certification regulations a plus. Strong communication and organization skills are required, as well as attention to detail, time management, superior customer service skills, and a sense of humor. 

The purpose of this position is to assist the Produce Manager and to act in his/her absence. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Co-op Benefits: 

· 20% employee discount- including sale items!

· Quarterly and Annual Gainshare depending on store performance

· 401K – Traditional or Roth or Both! with up to 4% company match and free retirement counselors

· Health Insurance- 3 plans including an HSA option eligible at 30 hours/week

· Dental Insurance eligible at 20 hours/week

· Vision Insurance eligible at 20 hours/week

· Short & Long-term disability- company provided at 35 hours per week

· $25,000 Life Insurance policy – company provided at 20 hours per week

· Generous Paid Time Off- even Part-time!

· Employee Assistance Plan 

· Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave

· Free Staffed Out products, plants and flowers

· Staff Appreciation Events throughout the year!

· Co-op gear

. Paid community outreach hours

· Fun at work! We Rock!

Location: 34 Cypress St Keene, NH 03431

Schedule: Sunday through Thursday dayshift

*You must be available for this schedule in order to be considered*

Pay Range: Begins at $23.18 with additional compensation for experience

*This is a salaried position*

Monadnock Food Co-op participates in E-Verify

Check out our career opportunities at: https://monadnockfood.coop/our-co-op/careers/

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise staff
• Train staff to offer prompt, friendly, courteous customer service
• Coordinate tasks and projects so staff are productive at all times cleaning and stocking
• Follow and update opening and closing checklists
• Ensure that all department procedures, including opening and closing procedures are being followed
• Take disciplinary action as needed following established policies
• Assist in scheduling hours for department staff within budget, and review time sheets
• Organize meetings of department staff as needed
• Organize and maintain departmental communication system that encourages staff participation
• Participate in Management Team responsibilities as designated, such as policy development and other team coverage as needed
• Participate in Person in Charge shifts as assigned

Department Operations

• Assure produce is top quality, attractively displayed; replenished, rotated, culled several times daily
• Ensure adequate produce levels for displays, sale items, coolers and regularly stocked items
• Ensure proper shelf tags and sale signs are on shelves and displays
• Ensure accurate, up-to-date price, ingredient, and date labeling of items
• Be aware of restrictions in merchandising organic produce with conventional or non-certified produce
• Understand all prepping procedures for all produce within department

 Merchandising

• Plan attractive displays with uniform signage
• Ensure displays are fully stocked, rotated, and fronted to ensure freshness and abundance
• Use color breaks and texture to enhance displays
• Understand seasonality within the produce department as it relates to ad planning and merchandising
• Assist in planning and implementing seasonal programs

 Purchasing

• Negotiate with suppliers for favorable prices, terms, quality, and delivery
• Research new products, rotate varieties seasonally
• Research new or alternative sources of supply
• Purchase product to follow the Co-op guidelines (e.g., priority for local and organic products)
• Review invoices for proper pricing and discount accuracy
• Ensure all new items are added into POS before they are put on shelf

Department Maintenance

• Ensure food prep, work area, utensils, equipment and display areas are maintained in sanitary, orderly condition meeting or exceeding health department standards
• Follow USDA and NH State Law regarding the use, labeling, and handling of allergens
• Follow standard Sanitation Operating Procedures schedule including deep cleaning schedules, good health department scores, pest awareness and control, and equipment maintenance
• Ensure proper storage and labeling procedures as per health department and organic standards
• Participate in inventory counts as directed by management
• Monitor temperatures in cooler and cases

Qualifications

The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Physical Demands

• Regularly lift 60lbs safely
• Ability to be mobile throughout entire shifts
• Bend, squat, stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance
• Ability to communicate with customers and coworkers
• Sufficient vision to perform your job safely and accurately
• Work a schedule that includes weekend, early morning, and evening shifts as needed

Language Skills

• Effective communication skills to listen and to give clear directions in English
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Write simple correspondence

Technical & Mechanical Skills

• Use a telephone, printer, computer, copier, scale
• Operate equipment such as hand trucks, U boats, pallet jack
• Handle knives and box cutters safely 

Mathematical Skills

• Add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurement and volume

 Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Familiarity and knowledge of current trends in the natural foods industry
• Experience serving the public
• Experience working in a produce department, farmers market, or similar environment
• Familiar with large variety of fruits and vegetables as well as cooking and preparing options
• Knowledge of organic and commercial growing practices and organic certification regulations
• Strong supervisory skills

 Work Environment

• Noise level is moderate
• Will be required to use step stools, step ladders, box cutters and pricing tools
• Environment includes frequently working in a walk-in cooler