Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

The Assistant Meat & Seafood Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service while helping manage and lead the store’s Meat & Seafood team. The role assists the Meat & Seafood Manager with department management and merchandising to maximize productivity and profit, and is responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and team supervision. The position coordinates production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork. It helps hire, teach, train, and develop team members, and supports the department in delivering high-quality products and customer service. The assistant manager monitors weekly ad items and inventory, follows receiving, stocking, and unloading practices to maintain freshness and quality, and carries out the “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” programs. The role includes unloading and sorting store deliveries, operating and maintaining meat and seafood equipment, and ensuring that company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines are followed. It also includes general housekeeping and cleaning and sanitizing the department’s work areas. This is a fast-paced retail position that requires a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and substantial standing, walking, lifting, and equipment handling.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
Have a minimum of 2 years of professional experience.
Have proven leadership experience.
Have an outgoing and friendly manner, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
Be dependable and reliable.
Have good communication skills and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
Be able to work a flexible schedule that changes with business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
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 hours.
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 pounds between heights of 4 and 60 inches, up to 10 feet, for 20 hours.
Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets weighing up to 500 pounds horizontally, requiring up to 85 pounds of force, up to 100 feet for up to 5 hours.
Be able to move racks of products weighing up to 70 pounds horizontally, requiring up to 25 pounds of force, up to 50 feet for up to 10 hours.
Be able to move tables weighing up to 70 pounds, requiring more than 35 pounds of force, 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

Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager with managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit.
Provide customer service and help lead the Meat & Seafood team.
Manage ordering, inventory controls, and product quality, and supervise the Meat & Seafood team.
Coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
Help the team deliver high-quality products, service, and customer experiences.
Assist with hiring, teaching, training, and developing Meat & Seafood team members.
Stay informed about weekly ad items and assist with inventory and ordering.
Follow receiving, stocking, and unloading practices to maintain product freshness and quality.
Follow 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 department team members.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the department work area.
Adhere to safety, health, Weights and Measures regulations, and company recipes.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for the employee and one other household family member on purchases at Sprouts
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Company-paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events
Bonus based on company and/or individual performance (eligibility requirements may apply)
Medical, dental, and vision coverage (eligibility requirements may apply)
Health Savings Account with company match (eligibility requirements may apply)
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care (eligibility requirements may apply)
Company-paid short-term disability coverage (eligibility requirements may apply)
Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers (eligibility requirements may apply)
Paid holidays (eligibility requirements may apply)
DailyPay access to earned pay, with no extra cost for eligible employees