Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Rancho Cucamonga, CA

20d

About The Position

The Assistant Meat & Seafood Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service while assisting with the management and merchandising of the department. The role supports department productivity and profit through ordering, inventory control, product quality, and supervision of the Meat & Seafood team. It involves coordinating production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork, and assisting with hiring, teaching, training, and developing team members. The position also includes handling store deliveries and maintaining meat and seafood equipment; following receiving, stocking, freshness, quality, health, safety, and sanitation practices; and ensuring team members follow company guidelines. The work is in a fast-paced grocery environment and includes general housekeeping and cleaning and sanitizing department work areas. The role requires a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and has substantial standing, walking, lifting, pushing, and pulling requirements. The posted pay range is $19.50–$29.15 per hour. Sprouts determines pay based on applicable experience and qualifications.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
At least 2 years of professional experience and proven leadership experience.
Dependability and reliability.
Outgoing, friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and ability to interact with customers.
Ability to work a flexible schedule that changes with business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Good communication skills and ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
Ability to stand continuously for up to 4 hours and for a total of 8 hours per shift, and walk up to 2 miles per 8 hours.
Ability to work inside a temperature-controlled area.
Good vision for using sharp knives, a band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine, and tenderizer.
Ability to lift and carry products weighing 25 to 90 pounds horizontally or vertically between 4 and 60 inches, up to 10 feet, for 20 hours.
Ability 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.
Ability to move product racks weighing up to 70 pounds horizontally, requiring up to 25 pounds of force, up to 50 feet, for up to 10 hours.
Ability 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

Two to three years of grocery retail experience in Meat department processes and procedures is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager with department management and merchandising to maximize productivity and profit.
Provide excellent customer service and help customers make healthy food choices.
Manage ordering, inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of 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 in 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 maintain freshness and quality; perform and 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, and verify that other team members follow them.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize department work areas, including tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, and freezers.
Adhere to safety, health, Weights and Measures regulations, and Company recipes.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive pay.
Sick time plan for the employee or immediate family members’ health needs.
Vacation accrual plan.
Opportunities for career growth.
15% discount on purchases at Sprouts for the employee and one other household family member.
Flexible schedules.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match.
Company-paid life insurance.
Contests and appreciation events throughout the year.
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, allowing transfer of earned pay before payday at no extra cost.