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Produce Coordinator

Palmer Food Services

Rochester, NYFull-time$21–23/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$21–23/hr
Location
Rochester, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Produce Coordinator oversees produce quality and receiving processes at Palmer Food Services. The role inspects incoming produce and inventory, communicates quality concerns and receiving discrepancies, completes daily splits, and maintains receiving paperwork and HACCP documentation. The posting requires a high school diploma or equivalent and highlights communication, organization, attention to detail, computer knowledge, and the ability to lift up to 100 pounds.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Produce Quality InspectionCommunicationOrganizationAttention to DetailComputer KnowledgeWarehouse SoftwareLiftingStandingWalkingBendingKneelingOperating Warehouse Equipment

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalency

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match

Full job description

Rochester, NY, US

Requisition ID: 1278

Salary Range: $21.00 To $23.00 Hourly

Why Palmer Food Services:

We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team - because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage.

What We Value:

  • Honesty & Integrity

  • Service & Excellence

  • Collaboration & Teamwork

  • Family & Community

  • Dependability & Loyalty

  • Compassion

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Live and exemplify the company's values by nurturing an environment that inspires and motivates associates to reach their full potential and contribute to the success of the team, our customers, and our company.

  • Maintain a strong focus on produce quality, ensuring all products meet company standards for freshness, ripeness, condition, and overall quality.

  • Inspect all incoming produce upon receipt for freshness, ripeness, condition, and other indicators of quality, identifying and addressing concerns before product is accepted or distributed.

  • Conduct scheduled daily quality checks of produce inventory to identify deterioration, damage, or other quality concerns.

  • Promptly communicate produce quality concerns to the Buyer and follow through on necessary corrective actions.

  • Ensure all daily splits are completed accurately and according to direction from the Buyer.

  • Maintain a sound understanding of the Operating System and create all necessary receiving paperwork.

  • Review receiving documentation for accuracy and verify that all required HACCP documentation is properly noted on the bill of lading.

  • Professionally communicate late deliveries, overages, shortages, and other receiving discrepancies to Purchasing.

Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or state issued equivalency certificate.

  • Communicates well with team members and customers.

  • Highly Organized

  • Positive Attitude

  • High attention to detail and accuracy

  • Computer knowledge with ability to adapt to warehouse software program

  • Ability to lift up to 100 pounds. Proper lifting procedures must be followed.

Salary:

$21.00- $23.00/ hour

Physical Demands:

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

  • May be exposed to cold temperatures for extended periods of time.

  • Must be able to stand, walk, bend, kneel, sit, operate warehouse equipment.

  • Must be able to use hands to handle, feel, press to digitation, reach with hands and arms, see talk and hear.

Benefits of working Full- Time at Palmer Food Service:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

  • Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick)

  • 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching

  • Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus

  • 15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh Meat & Seafood)

  • Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products

  • Employee Appreciation Events

  • And much more

How this job compares

Set against the 1,301 open Warehouse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$21–23/hr
  • New York median$20–22/hr44 hourly ranges
  • US median$20–22/hr678 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $22/hr, is 6% above the New York median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Warehouse hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 60 open Warehouse jobs in New York and 1,301 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Warehouse postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (402 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 534 of the 1,301 open Warehouse jobs (41%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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