Job Description

Job Summary: To assist in leading the daily operations of the Prepared Foods Department in accordance with department policies and procedures.



Department Operations:



Assist in monitoring the day-to-day department operations. Report potential issues or problems to Manager. Maintain safe working conditions. Assist in training employees in department procedures and safe working procedures and monitor on a consistent basis. Ensure all equipment is safe and in good working condition. Ensure all areas of department are clean and well-organized. Assist in making sure that all department products are fully stocked and rotated to ensure freshness. Assist in merchandising and resets. Ensure maintenance of all displays. Use signage, point-of-purchase, and recipe information to inform customers and to meet labeling requirement. Ensure accurate inventory control of all products.

Personnel:



Monitor employees' work and report potential performance issues to Manager. Assist in the orientation and training of new employees. Maintain strict confidentiality about personnel issues affecting other employees while free to discuss issues affecting you as an individual or as a participant in concerted activities. Keep Manager information of personnel issues. Follow store procedures regarding accident reports and Worker's Compensation claims. Record all attendance variances from the posted schedule in the attendance log book, following store procedures regarding how to code absences.

Attendance/Punctuality:

Is consistently at work and on time. Arrives at meeting and appointments on time.

Daily Physical Demands:

Sit and review information on a computer screen or on paper for moderate periods of time (up to 2 hours day day with lunch and breaks) The position may require standing on a concrete floor for up to 8 hours. Use hands to finger, handle or feel. Reach with hands and arms. Walk, climb, or balance and stoop. Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Talk and hear.

At the Ashland Food Co-op, we're committed to community, sustainability, healthy organic food, and having fun. As a cooperative, we are proud to be part of a global movement to place people, principles, and the planet before profit. It is through this guiding principle that we attract a superior team of outstanding individuals who make the Co-op a fantastic place to work. We're looking for enthusiastic team players who are friendly, self-motivated and professional, and who see every day as an opportunity to save the world. The Co-op is proud to provide our employees with affordable healthcare, 3.5 weeks of paid time off in your first year for vacation and sick days, matching 401K plan, a 15% employee discount on all store purchases, and so much more!