Proffer Produce has an opening for a part time produce merchandiser, 5 days a week approx. 20 hours with additional hours being considered! The scheduled days off for this position are Thursday and Saturdays. We are a rapidly growing produce wholesaler, come launch a career with us today!
Here at Proffer Produce, we want every new potential employee to be the best prepared to take on their new role with us as possible. The following information will give you some insight into the day to day life of a merchandiser with our company.
Our merchandisers typically start their shifts at 6am Our merchandising positions do require large amounts of lifting throughout your day, you will need to be able to lift up to 50 pounds. You will also need to be able to down stack the pallets of produce that arrive to the stores, an average pallet height is 6.5-7ft tall and can contain 35-40 cases of product, sometimes less, sometimes more. Items will vary in weight as well, but the max is approx. 50 pounds. We like to make sure each job candidate is well informed of the physical aspect of this job before hiring.
Other job duties will consist of making displays to better improve sales of our product, highlight seasonal and sales items. You will be “fluffing” the fresh express salad mixes, making sure that all the produce that is being displayed is up to quality standards, and placing product on shelves in accordance to the stores’ designs/plans. You will also be required to pull bins and pallets onto the sales floor, as well as move existing pallets to make your designs.
Skills Required:
Excellent verbal & written communication skills
Strong listening, presentation & decision making skills
Ability to maximize customer interest & sales by creative product displays
Building constructive customer relationships & teams with channel partners to build pipeline and close deals.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
Experience:
- Merchandising: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
