City Produce started in 1958 as a retail produce store in Fort Walton Beach, FL, specializing in premium fresh fruit, vegetables, specialty foods, and dairy. City Produce is supported by an amazing team of sales, customer service, procurement, and operations professionals.
At City Produce, our priority has always been to provide the highest quality products, delivered safely and on time. We provide our customers with web order entry, continuous cold chain management and peace of mind when it comes to food safety. We work every day to drive consistency in the areas most important to our customers: Customer Service, Quality, Food, Safety, Reporting, Technology.
Essential Functions:
- Organize and perform daily physical inventory counts
- Assist in monitoring product quality and advise buyers & PM warehouse managers of deviations from standards
- Slot new product and advise of locations
- Work with buyers on issues regarding product quantity, quality, and usage
- Provides inventory reports to buyers, PM warehouse managers, and the inventory control manager
- Operate a cherry picker to get up higher to count.
- Manages and maintains the inventory system
- Conducts frequent spot and partial audits of physical inventory
- Assists with periodic (at least annual) physical inventory audits
- Check produce in slots on a daily basis to make certain that the product set up for shipping meets acceptable standards
- Ensure products are rotated properly during daily slot checking, and communicate any problems with rotation to the stockers and or supervisors responsible
- Analyze, identify, and propose action to the solution of problems associated with Quality Assurance
- Take corrective actions internally to avoid future spoilage
Competencies, Education, and Experience:
- Well-organized with ability to prioritize
- Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills
- Innovative and creative thinking
- Listening skills
- Complex problem-solving
- Bilingual-Spanish Preferred
- Highly resourceful
- Organized and attention to detail approach
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- At least 1+ years of recent and successful experience performing the above functions in a significant produce distribution or processing center, or a significant food manufacturing and distribution operation
- Proficient skills in Inventory Management Software, Microsoft Office (particularly Excel), and common E Mail systems
Schedule:
- 3:00pm – 11:00pm (Sunday – Thursday) Off on Friday & Saturday)
Physical Demands:
- Work in cold and wet cooler conditions as low as zero degrees, for extended periods of time
- Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
- Stand or sit for long periods of time
Compensation:
Benefits:
- Health & Welfare Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Voluntary Life)
- Paid Time Off
- Holidays
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Weekly Paid
- Career Advancement Opportunities
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.