Vallarta Supermarkets
Produce Clerk
Modesto, California•Part-time
$17.80 - $18.36 hourly
$17.80 - $18.36 hourly
About the Job
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$17.80 - $18.36
$17.80 - $18.36
Join the Vallarta Supermarkets Family!
At Vallarta Supermarkets, we’re more than just a grocery store, we’re a vibrant part of the communities we serve. We’re seeking friendly, service-oriented individuals who take pride in delivering extraordinary customer experiences and thrive in a fast-paced, festive environment. If you’re passionate about fresh, quality baked goods and love making people smile, we’d love to meet you!
About the Role
The Produce Clerk ensures produce displays and shelving are well stocked, clean, organized, and presentable. This role trims and rotates products to maintain freshness and quality, assists customers with their needs, and supports department operations, all while following Vallarta’s high standards of food safety and customer service.
What You’ll Do:
- Customer Service: Smile, greet, and assist customers courteously.
- Merchandising: Stock, trim, rotate, and replenish produce items to ensure freshness and quality.
- Operations: Load, transport, and organize produce merchandise from coolers, storage, wet rack, and sales floor.
- Product Handling: Handle produce items carefully to prevent waste and damage; report poor quality immediately.
- Compliance & Safety: Follow company and health regulations; promote Vallarta’s Safety Program and report unsafe acts or conditions.
- Sanitation: Clean produce displays, equipment, and supplies; sweep and mop floors.
- Teamwork: Assist coworkers, support merchandising plans approved by management, and communicate with supervisors.
- Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as assigned to support department goals.
Physical Requirements:
- Stand and walk for long periods (6–8 hours/day).
- Frequently bend, squat, twist, kneel, and reach above/below shoulders.
- Frequent use of hands for simple and power grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.
- Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally (e.g., potatoes, beans).
- Heaviest item carried: 50 lbs.; longest distance: 5 feet.
- Operate cars, trucks, forklifts, and other moving equipment safely.
- Work near equipment and machinery; may walk on uneven ground.
- Exposure to dust, gas, fumes, and noise.
What We’re Looking For:
- Ability to learn all types of produce.
- Ability to learn care and use of produce equipment, machinery, and tools.
- Basic understanding of English language.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, crowded environment.
- Responsible, professional, and team-oriented attitude.
- Must be able to transfer to other store locations within a reasonable commute.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Work Environment:
- Fast-paced retail produce setting with direct customer interaction.
- Exposure to perishable products, refrigerated coolers, and changing conditions.
- Collaborative, team-focused workplace.
- Must work flexible schedule: afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
About Vallarta Supermarkets
As of 2022, Vallarta counts on 53 stores throughout California (Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Orange, and Fresno counties), and more than 8,000 team members. The Gonzalez family promises to continue to strive for excellence in everything we do so that our valued customers always have a Vallarta supermarket to call their own.From one small carnicería in Van Nuys in 1985 to 53 full-service markets across California, Vallarta Supermarkets is a living, breathing tribute to the hard work and customer dedication of our founding family and all of our valued employees.Vallarta Supermarkets was founded by Enrique Gonzalez Sr., who was later joined in the business by his four brothers, his son and nephew. Their family roots and humble origins began in the tiny town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, where Enrique and his brothers were raised on a meager farm. Their parents instilled in them at very young ages the importance of family and the power of a strong work ethic to overcome challenges.When the opportunity arose to immigrate in the 1960’s, the Gonzalez family was thankful to stake their claim in the “land of opportunity,” the United States of America. Right away, the five brothers got to work in restaurants, either as short-order cooks or bussing tables. Even though some of the brothers were still in school, they all worked to help the family make ends meet.In 1985, Enrique Gonzalez Sr. began his journey in the grocery business when he opened Carniceria Vallarta in a 1,000 sq. ft market in Van Nuys, CA. He focused on selling the traditional cuts of meats popular in his native Mexico with an emphasis on unequaled quality and the friendliest of customer service. He soon expanded the business to a second location and brought his four brothers into the business. From there the adventure truly began, as they worked together as a family to build both a reputation for excellence and a successful business.The Gonzalez brothers believed that the key to Vallarta’s success would be to combine elevated customer service with the highest quality products to serve the growing Hispanic community whose needs may not be addressed by big chain stores.That’s why, from the beginning, Vallarta Supermarkets offered a wider variety of the freshest, traditional foods from Mexico, and Central and South America than any other store. They offered specialty and traditional items customers couldn’t find anywhere else: cut-to-order Latin-style meats (ranchera, diesmillo, lomo de res), spices, fresh fruit and produce, delicious prepared foods, pan dulce made daily, plus everything else you would expect from a traditional grocery store. Fast forward to today where Vallarta has expanded its offerings to include a juice and aquas frescas bar, tortilleria, bakery (panaderia), a cevicheria and more.