Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market • Smyrna, GA

25d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Meat & Seafood Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service and helping lead one of the store’s busiest teams. The role assists the Meat & Seafood Manager with managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit, and is responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the team. The assistant coordinates production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork, and helps the team deliver high-quality products and customer service. The position also assists with hiring, teaching, training, and developing team members; follows processes for receiving, stocking, and unloading product; and supports the Clean as You Go and Fresh at 4 programs. It includes unloading and sorting store deliveries, operating and maintaining meat and seafood equipment, and ensuring company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines are followed.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience.
• Proven leadership experience.
• Dependable and reliable.
• Outgoing and 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 lbs. between heights of 4 and 60 inches, up to 10 feet, for 20 hours.
• Ability to use a pallet jack to move pallets weighing up to 500 lbs. horizontally, requiring up to 85 lbs. of force, up to 100 feet for up to 5 hours.
• Ability to move product racks weighing up to 70 lbs. horizontally, requiring up to 25 lbs. of force, up to 50 feet for up to 10 hours.
• Ability 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

• Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
• Handle 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 quality products, service, and customer experiences.
• Assist with hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Meat & Seafood team.
• Know weekly ad items and assist with inventory and ordering.
• Follow department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading product 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 executed and followed by 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 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 with prizes, food, and fun
• 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 to earned wages for eligible employees

What This Job Offers

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