Hey Guys,
I'll be going to produce in a few weeks at a Super Target. I looked for a guide but could not find one... Could someone let me know what I'll be doing, my core roles, etc. Thanks!
Hi! This is my first time posting on this actually lol. I worked in the produce department for a year (9 months ago) so I'll try to tell you as much as I remembered! Not every store has the same views on everything, of course.
In the mornings if you open, you'll go through all the dated produced (salads, dressings, cut fruit, veggie platters, etc) and make sure there's no outdates. Then go through all the tables and wet rack and cull and zone them...just making sure they look overall good. If it's a food truck day that contains produce, you'll usually be scheduled to come in earlier to work the pallets that are stored in the produce cooler. You label the boxes with the date that they arrived. Try to unload the boxes that can be pushed to the sales floor right away (anything that you're completely out of). Shortly after the store opens you'll get someone else to come in and help. One person works the pallets, and another person pushes. Always make sure you push anything that's empty first, then the high selling items. If it's a non truck day, in the mornings you should check the outdates, cull/zone the department, and then push empties/high selling produce.
During the afternoons all you really need to do is push and cull. My TL made culling a very high priority. Always make the front tables a priority as well. It's the first thing a guest sees.
At night is when zoning become a priority, I usually give myself 1.5/2 hours before closing to stop pushing and zone the entire department. It makes the opener's job easy to push in the morning. I check for outdates at nights, and about an hour before the store closes, you bring all of your QMOS (bad/expired produce) to the backroom to throw it in the garbage compactor. Make sure to cover the potatoes (and during the summer you cover the corn with wet towels).
Oh, and of course you're going to be expected to cover everyone's break in Starbucks and Food Ave. At least that's how it was for me. You'll be the first person the GSTL will call up to run register because you're the closest to the registers. It's really annoying when you have to cover Food Ave's break AND lunch, along with Starbucks break, and run register, and try to get your closing duties done at the same time... :wacko:
If you have any questions, feel free to PM me!