Lead Produce Department Create an exceptional customer experience by delivering outstanding service, maintaining a safe environment and driving repeat business. Main Responsibilities: - Promote trust, respect and positive relationships among team members. - Communicate key information to team members to ensure they are well-informed. - Establish department performance goals, empower colleagues to meet or exceed targets through teamwork and collaboration. - Develop effective scheduling strategies to manage customer volume. - Train and develop team members on their job performance, contribute to the performance appraisal process and support career growth. - Inform customers about produce specials, offer product samples to help them discover new items and provide personalized recommendations. - Inspect products for quality and freshness, take corrective action as needed and maintain high standards of quality. Essential Skills: - Excellent communication skills (oral and written). - Basic math skills (counting, addition, subtraction). - Able to handle stressful situations effectively. - Hold a current food handlers permit once employed.