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Produce clerk resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a produce clerk resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in produce clerk-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some produce clerk interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some produce clerk interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a produce clerk resume:

  • Product Knowledge
  • Math
  • Sales Floor
  • Basic Math
  • Food Handling
  • Cleanliness
  • Good Communication
  • Pallet Jack
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Product Quality
  • Food Safety
  • Display Cases
  • Excellent Time Management
  • Food Preparation
  • Taking Care
  • Hand Trucks
  • Slicers
  • Customer Service
  • Grocery Store
  • Excellent Guest
  • Excellent Organizational
  • Unload Trucks
  • Back Room
  • Product Selection
  • Stock Shelves
  • Inventory Control
  • Cross-Selling
  • Front End
  • Perishables
  • Groceries

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write produce clerk experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are examples from great produce clerk resumes:

Work history example #1

Produce Clerk

Integrity Staffing Solutions

  • Packed boxes and placed product in the correct sized bins Reported product damage and machine malfunctions via computerized communication
  • Scanned incoming merchandise utilizing an RF Scanner * Shelved merchandise into proper storage bins
  • Operated RF scanner to put merchandise away for outbound orders
  • Coordinated telecommunications services for the Park Service's Regional Director, Associate Regional Directors and Superintendents.
  • Recommended terminal locations to meet specific telecommunications needs of a wide range of customers.

Work history example #2

Produce Sales Associate

Dollar General

  • Handled cash transactions and deposits.
  • Bagged merchandise by following standard procedures.
  • Engaged and interacted with customers to create a positive shopping experience.
  • Offered superb customer service and order fulfillment in a retail grocery deli department.
  • Maintained and updated department inventory and daily paperwork Generated sales and maintain positive company image with all customers.

Work history example #3

Produce Clerk

Stop & Shop

  • Processed customer orders at the deli, seafood, and prepared foods at various locations.
  • Prepared product offerings and also helped out in the following departments: Deli, Prepared Foods, and Meat.
  • Promoted from Cash Department Head through various positions to Department Manager.
  • Attended to customer's needs as much as possible and satisfied.
  • Maintained open lines of communication with team members to ensure customer satisfaction.

Work history example #4

Night Stock Clerk

Macy's

  • Familiarized self with different grocery items to ensure a positive customer experience.
  • Selected Achievements: Met standard performance criteria
  • Positioned merchandise for display on the sales floor.
  • Advanced to increasingly responsible positions, culminating in management role.
  • Facilitated telecommunications upgrades by liaising with three outside contractors.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries from produce clerk resumes:

High School Diploma

2013 - 2013

Doctoral Degree in criminal justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, New York, NY

2012 - 2015

Highlight your produce clerk certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your produce clerk resume:

  1. OSHA Safety Certificate
  2. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
  3. Food Safety Manager Certification
  4. Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
  5. Dental Assistant (RDA)
  6. Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
  7. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
  8. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
  9. Certified Environmental Professional: Environmental Operations

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