Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Chino Hills, CA

About The Position

The Assistant Meat & Seafood Manager supports the Meat & Seafood Manager in leading and managing the department, helping customers make healthy food choices through excellent service. The role assists with merchandising for productivity and profit, ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the team. It coordinates production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork, and helps hire, teach, train, and develop team members. The position also supports receiving, stocking, and unloading product, maintaining freshness and quality, operating and maintaining department equipment, and ensuring health, safety, and sanitation procedures are followed. The position requires a flexible schedule that may include nights, weekends, and holidays. Physical work includes standing, walking, working in temperature-controlled areas, cleaning and sanitizing the department, handling products and equipment, and moving loads as described in the requirements.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
Have at least 2 years of professional experience and proven leadership experience.
Be dependable and reliable and perform other related duties as assigned.
Show outgoing and friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
Be able to work a flexible schedule that changes with business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Have good communication skills, be able to take direction, and participate in a team environment.
Follow safety, health, Weights and Measures regulations, and company recipes.
Be capable of standing continuously for up to 4 hours and for a total of 8 hours per shift, and walking up to 2 miles per 8-hour shift.
Be able to work inside a temperature-controlled area.
Have good vision for using sharp knives, a band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine, and tenderizer.
Be able to lift or carry products weighing 25 to 90 lbs. between heights of 4 and 60 inches, up to 10 feet, for 20 hours.
Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets horizontally weighing up to 500 lbs., requiring force up to 85 lbs., up to 100 feet, for up to 5 hours.
Be able to move product racks weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring force up to 25 lbs., up to 50 feet, for up to 10 hours.
Be able to move tables weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring force greater than 35 lbs., up to 2 feet, for up to 1 hour.

Nice To Haves

2–3 years of grocery retail experience in Meat department processes and procedures is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide excellent customer service while helping customers make healthy food choices.
Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager with managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit.
Handle ordering and inventory controls, maintain product quality, and supervise the Meat & Seafood team.
Coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
Help lead the team in delivering high-quality products, service, and customer experiences.
Assist with hiring, teaching, training, and developing Meat & Seafood team members.
Know weekly ad items and assist with inventory and ordering.
Follow department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading products to preserve freshness and quality, including the “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” programs.
Unload and sort store deliveries and operate and maintain meat and seafood equipment.
Ensure company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations are followed by the team.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize department work areas.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount on purchases for the employee and one other household family member
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Company-paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events
Performance-based bonus, subject to eligibility requirements
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Health Savings Account with company match, subject to eligibility requirements
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care, subject to eligibility requirements
Company-paid short-term disability coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid holidays, subject to eligibility requirements
DailyPay access for eligible employees