Jason Nelson
Grants Pass
Summary
•increased produce sales by 10% in first year of management.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Produce Manager
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
Medford, OR
08.2024 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations of produce department, ensuring quality and freshness standards met consistently.
- Collaborated with suppliers to negotiate pricing and secure high-quality produce inventory.
- Trained and mentored staff on best practices for product handling and customer service excellence.
- Implemented inventory management system, reducing waste and optimizing stock levels effectively.
- Strengthened profits by reducing waste, controlling shrinkage, and increasing team efficiency with optimized workflows.
- Developed promotional strategies to increase sales during peak seasons, enhancing customer engagement.
- Assisted customers with produce questions.
- Conducted regular inventory audits, addressing discrepancies and minimizing shrinkage due to theft or spoilage.
Rural Carrier Associate
United States Postal Office
Grants Pass, OR
04.2026 - 08.2026
- Delivered mail and packages efficiently across designated rural routes.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations and postal service standards.
- Managed daily delivery schedules to optimize route efficiency.
- Assisted in training new carriers on operational procedures and best practices.
Merchandiser
United Salad Co.
Grants Pass, OR
11.2021 - 02.2024
- Travel to stores that order product from United Salad
- Build relationships with owners and produce leads
- Tear down and reset departments
- Train new leads and clerks on proper culling, rotating and merchandising
- Work closely with Produce department to ensure freshness and providing 'wow' displays
Exterminator
P.M.S
Grants Pass, OR
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Traveling to clients homes for preventative spraying
- Ridding homes of existing pest problems
- Problem solve ways to seal off crawl spaces from rodents
- Removal of bee nests and other caught pests
Wildland Firefighter
Grayback Forestry
Merlin, OR
05.2018 - 07.2018
- Patrolling mountains and state parks in order to maintain a safe environment for campers and hikers.
- Would approach campers with fires during the summer months in order to advise them of fire restrictions.
- Would be ready 24/7 for fire calls with an hour response time. Would be prepared to travel across states to work as needed.
- Use proper direct and indirect lines during initial attack to ensure the fire does not spread and is contained within our lines.
Produce Clerk
Fred Meyer
Brookings, OR
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Dedicated to providing fresh and clean produce to the public. Poised, Patient and personable.
- Represent employer in a professional manner and appearance.
- In charge of setting up department before store opens and preparing trims for the rest of the day.
Produce Manager
Rays Food Place
Brookings, OR
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Dedicated to providing fresh and clean produce to the public. Poised, patient and personable.
- Represent employer in a professional manner and appearance.
- In charge of working wet racks, dry tables, lobby displays and register displays. Knowledge of resetting produce department and setting up/taking down tent sales and sidewalk sales.
- Knowledge of computers and how to work emails, Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint.
- Excellent communication skills with fellow employees. Easily approachable and easy to work with.
Produce Clerk
Rays Food Place
Cloverdale, CA
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Dedicated to providing fresh and clean produce to the public. Poised, patient and personable.
- Responsible for opening the department and setting up the wet racks and tables when the manager was not available.
- In charge of building lobby displays and check stand displays as well as outside seasonal displays that provide that 'WOW' effect.
Packout Manager
Tasting Room Inc
Santa Rosa, CA
01.2011 - 01.2012
- In charge of getting wine bottles packed into shipping containers and wrapped for delivery. Very good at utilizing time management to ensure maximum output. Managed 10 employees.
- Constantly worked to improve output and continually grow as a worker and manager.
- Good communication skills between other department heads to keep everything moving as smoothly as possible
Security Officer/Supervisor/Tribal Police Dispatcher
Sko-Ka-Wah Casino
Hopland, CA
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Dedicated to providing a safe and fun environment for customers and employees. Routinely supervised 5 employees on any given shift. Worked first hand with law enforcement and fire departments whenever situations dictated. Routinely performed perimeter checks and wellness checks.
- Very knowledgeable with computers, Especially Microsoft Word and Excel. Good communication with other departments.
- Very knowledgeable with writing emails, writing and correcting incident reports and multitasking.
- Very proficient in radio codes and proper radio communication.
- While dispatching, was tasked with talking to all callers and gathering as much information as possible to relay to my officers and other outside agencies while tracking locations and times.
- Was trained as a first responder, can perform first aid and other minor medical needs as needed by a trained professional.
Education
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Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CAHigh School - undefined
Cloverdale High School
Cloverdale, CA01-2007
Physical - undefined
Correctional Officer Academy
01-2007
Skills
- Security
- Supervising experience
- Dispatching
- Sales
- Inventory Control
- Customer service
- Climbing
- Outdoor work
- Ladder climbing
Certification
Driver's License
Timeline
Rural Carrier Associate
United States Postal Office
04.2026 - 08.2026
Produce Manager
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market
08.2024 - Current
Merchandiser
United Salad Co.
11.2021 - 02.2024
Exterminator
P.M.S
04.2019 - 07.2020
Wildland Firefighter
Grayback Forestry
05.2018 - 07.2018
Produce Clerk
Fred Meyer
01.2017 - 01.2018
Produce Manager
Rays Food Place
01.2015 - 01.2016
Produce Clerk
Rays Food Place
01.2013 - 01.2015
Packout Manager
Tasting Room Inc
01.2011 - 01.2012
Security Officer/Supervisor/Tribal Police Dispatcher
Sko-Ka-Wah Casino
01.2007 - 01.2011
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Santa Rosa Junior College
High School - undefined
Cloverdale High School
Physical - undefined
Correctional Officer Academy