Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market • Westminster, CO

17d

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 Meat & Seafood team. The role assists the Meat & Seafood Manager with department management and merchandising to support 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, and helps hire, teach, train, and develop team members.

The Assistant Manager maintains knowledge of weekly ad items; supports inventory and ordering; and follows department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading products to preserve freshness and quality. Duties include operating and maintaining meat and seafood equipment, carrying out company programs such as “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4,” and ensuring compliance with company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.

This role requires a flexible schedule that may include nights, weekends, and holidays, work in a temperature-controlled area, and physical tasks involving prolonged standing and walking, lifting and moving products, using a pallet jack, and handling department equipment and tools.

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.
• Have good communication skills and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
• Be dependable and reliable, outgoing and friendly, positive, and able to interact with customers.
• Be able to work a flexible schedule that changes with business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Adhere to safety, health, and 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 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 to 60 inches, up to 10 feet, for up to 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.
• Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the work area, including tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, and freezers.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager with managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
• Support ordering and 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 with hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Meat & Seafood team.
• Maintain knowledge of weekly ad items and assist with inventory and ordering.
• Follow department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading products to ensure 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 that company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations are followed by the team.
• Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the department work area.
• 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, 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed