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Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Produce Lead Report to: Produce Department Manager Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience! As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a ...

Fresh Cut Lead

Erie, CO · On-site

$26.11/hr

As a Department Manager, you will lead and support your team while driving operational excellence within your area of responsibility. Whether overseeing merchandising, inventory management, product ...

Fresh Cut Lead

Thornton, CO · On-site

$26.61/hr

As a Department Manager, you will lead and support your team while driving operational excellence within your area of responsibility. Whether overseeing merchandising, inventory management, product ...

Fresh Cut Lead

Erie, CO · On-site

$26.11/hr

As a Department Manager, you will lead and support your team while driving operational excellence within your area of responsibility. Whether overseeing merchandising, inventory management, product ...

Fresh Cut Lead

Thornton, CO · On-site

$26.61/hr

As a Department Manager, you will lead and support your team while driving operational excellence within your area of responsibility. Whether overseeing merchandising, inventory management, product ...

Fresh Cut Lead

Erie, CO · On-site

$26.11/hr

As a Department Manager, you will lead and support your team while driving operational excellence within your area of responsibility. Whether overseeing merchandising, inventory management, product ...

Fresh Cut Lead

Thornton, CO · On-site

$26.61/hr

As a Department Manager, you will lead and support your team while driving operational excellence within your area of responsibility. Whether overseeing merchandising, inventory management, product ...

Fresh Cut Manger Lead the fresh-cut produce night shift team, ensuring top-quality service and fresh products for our guests! As a Fresh Cut Night Lead, you'll help provide our guests with fresh ...

Fresh Cut Manger Lead the fresh-cut produce night shift team, ensuring top-quality service and fresh products for our guests! As a Fresh Cut Night Lead, you'll help provide our guests with fresh ...

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Fresh Cut Lead information

What is a Fresh Cut Lead?

A Fresh Cut Lead is a supervisory position typically found in grocery stores or supermarkets, responsible for overseeing the production and presentation of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. They manage a team, ensure food safety standards are met, and maintain product quality and inventory levels. Fresh Cut Leads also train staff, create work schedules, and coordinate with other departments to ensure smooth operations. Their goal is to provide customers with fresh, appealing produce while minimizing waste and maximizing sales.

What are the typical responsibilities of a Fresh Cut Lead during a standard shift?

As a Fresh Cut Lead, your daily responsibilities include overseeing the preparation and display of fresh-cut produce, ensuring quality and food safety standards are consistently met. You'll coordinate team members' tasks, manage inventory, and address any customer inquiries related to fresh-cut products. Additionally, you may assist with training new staff, monitoring production efficiency, and collaborating with other department leads to ensure smooth store operations. This role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Fresh Cut Lead, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Fresh Cut Lead, you need expertise in produce preparation, food safety standards, and inventory management, often supported by prior experience in grocery or food service environments. Familiarity with commercial kitchen equipment, point-of-sale systems, and food safety certifications like ServSafe is typically required. Strong leadership, organizational skills, and effective communication help manage team performance and ensure high product quality. These abilities are crucial for maintaining safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced fresh foods department.

What is the difference between Fresh Cut Lead vs Fresh Cut Supervisor?

AspectFresh Cut LeadFresh Cut Supervisor
CredentialsHigh school diploma or equivalent; experience in fresh produce or food prepHigh school diploma; leadership or supervisory experience in food industry
Work EnvironmentProduction floor, hands-on role in fresh produce processingSupervisory role overseeing production staff in similar environment
Employer & Industry UsageFood processing plants, grocery stores, produce suppliersFood manufacturing companies, produce distribution centers
Search & Comparison IntentOften compared for roles involving team leadership in fresh produce prepMore managerial, but related to team oversight in same industry

The Fresh Cut Lead focuses on hands-on tasks and team coordination in fresh produce processing, while the Fresh Cut Supervisor has a broader supervisory role, overseeing staff and ensuring production standards. Both roles require similar credentials and work environments, but differ mainly in scope and responsibility.

More about Fresh Cut Lead jobs
Infographic showing various Fresh Cut Lead job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 89% Full Time, 9% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 6% Remote job distribution.

Fresh Cut Lead

Festival Foods

Fort Atkinson, WI • On-site

Full-time

Dental, Vision, Retirement

Re-posted 27 days ago


Festival Foods rating

6.3

Company rating: 6.3 out of 10

Based on 283 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

46th of 124 rated grocery stores


Job description

Company OverviewABOUT FESTIVAL FOODS: We are a Wisconsin grocer that is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and providing guests with exceptional service and value. We operate +40 full-service supermarkets across the state of Wisconsin.

At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You'll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests - even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.

Job Summary

Join the Festival Foods team as a Fresh Cut Lead!

Job Title: Fresh Cut Produce Lead

Report to: Produce Department Manager

Lead a team while delivering high-quality ready-to-enjoy produce and an excellent guest experience!

As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll guide a team of fresh cut produce associates to ensure the highest standards in fresh, ready-to-enjoy fruits and vegetables. You'll oversee inventory, maintain department standards, and create a seamless shopping experience for guests. 

External Job DescriptionWhat You'll Do:
  • Provide Exceptional Guest Service: Providing excellent guest service is at the heart of what we do.  Whether it's a friendly greeting, answering questions or addressing guest concerns, you'll handle each interaction with professionalism and care. Your willingness to help guests with what they need will make a positive impact every day. 
  • Support & Train the Team: Lead, coach, and train fresh cut produce associates to ensure high performance and exceptional service.
  • Maintain Fresh Inventory: Monitor stock levels, track shrink, and ensure accurate pricing.
  • Oversee Department Standards: Ensure quality, food safety, and cleanliness are consistently met.
  • Engage with Guests: Assist with product selection, take special orders, and resolve concerns.
  • Collaborate Across Departments: Work closely with store leadership and vendors to keep the Fresh Cut department running smoothly.
  • Keep the Department Organized: Maintain a clean and efficient workspace to support productivity.
  • Honor Commitments: Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences
  • Support the Team: Other duties as assigned
What You'll Bring:
  • High School Education or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Leadership skills and the ability to motivate a team.
  • Experience in stocking, retail sales associate, or produce associate roles.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment.
  • Understanding of on-the-job safety, food safety and sanitation best practices.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

  • The associate must possess the ability to stand in place for long periods of time; work in a cooler, walk in the store; bend, stoop and kneel regularly. 
  • The associate must have full range of upper body motion in order to lift product.  Requires the ability to perform repetitive tasks for prolonged periods of time.
  • Must possess functional sensory abilities in order to visually monitor the store, create attractive displays, and to operate equipment.
  • The position requires the associate to lift up to 40 pounds on an occasional basis.
Work Schedule:

The work schedule may include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Why You'll Love This Role:

As a Fresh Cut Lead, you'll take pride in delivering high-quality, fresh-cut produce while guiding a team to success. If you're looking for a leadership opportunity, and have prior stocking, retail, or retail sales associate experience in a fast-paced, guest-focused setting, this is the role for you! 

Benefits OverviewWHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE:
  • Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!.
  • Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
  • Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
  • Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
  • Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
  • Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we're proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals. At Festival Foods we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We are dedicated to building a top-notch team of skilled, experienced and service-oriented associates. Festival Foods believes that an inclusive environment for teammates of all backgrounds and perspectives strengthens our ability to serve our guests and communities, as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.
  • Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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    About Festival Foods

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    Festival Foods serves guests in 40 full-service, state-of-the-art supermarkets throughout Wisconsin. At Festival Foods, we're not simply selling groceries, we're on a mission! Every business decision we make is based on our "Boomerang Principle"--empowering our associates to make decisions and take actions that will "Bring the Customer Back". We are proud to be a family and employee-owned company.

    Industry

    Retail

    Company size

    5,001 - 10,000 Employees

    Headquarters location

    De Pere, WI, US

    Year founded

    1946