Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Tampa, FL

11d

About The Position

The Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service and helping lead a busy store team. The role assists the Meat & Seafood Manager with managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit, 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 also supports hiring, teaching, training, and developing team members; follows receiving, stocking, and unloading practices to maintain freshness and quality; operates and maintains meat and seafood equipment; and helps ensure that company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines are followed. The role includes general housekeeping and sanitizing duties, handling store deliveries, and working in a temperature-controlled area. The position requires a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and the ability to meet the physical demands described in the posting.

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 and proven leadership experience.
Be dependable and reliable.
Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
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 able 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.
Be able to work inside a temperature-controlled area.
Possess 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 product racks 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

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

Responsibilities

Provide excellent customer service and help customers make healthy food choices.
Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager in 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 ongoing 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.
Know weekly ad items and assist with inventory and ordering.
Follow department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading products to ensure 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, and confirm team members are aware of and follow procedures.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize 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
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for the employee and one other household family member on Sprouts purchases
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 to earned wages for eligible employees