Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market • Scottsdale, AZ

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About The Position

The Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by delivering excellent customer service and helping lead the store’s Meat & Seafood team. The role assists the Meat & Seafood Manager with managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit, while supporting ordering, inventory control, product quality, and team supervision. The Assistant Manager helps coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork, and supports hiring, teaching, training, and developing team members.

The position includes knowledge of weekly advertised items and assistance with inventory and ordering. It requires following department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading products to maintain freshness and quality, as well as carrying out the “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” programs. The role also involves unloading and sorting store deliveries, operating and maintaining meat and seafood equipment, and ensuring that company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines are followed by the team.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
• At least 2 years of professional experience.
• Proven leadership experience.
• Outgoing and friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
• Good communication skills and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that changes with business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to stand continuously for up to 4 hours and for a total of 8 hours per shift, and to 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, 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 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, 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

• 2–3 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 with managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit.
• Support ordering, inventory control, 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 Meat & Seafood team members.
• Know weekly advertised items and assist with inventory and ordering.
• Follow department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading products to ensure 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 confirm team members are aware of and follow procedures.
• Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize department work areas.
• Follow 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 a 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