Assistant Meat & Seafood Team Lead - Earth Fare Roanoke

Hulsing Enterprises • Roanoke, VA

10d

About The Position

Earth Fare Team Leaders are managers who model the company’s mission, convictions, and purpose while developing and managing a successful department team. They follow departmental standard operating procedures and work to meet and exceed financial goals for gross profit, shrink, sales, labor, and department overhead. They are also responsible for ensuring a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

The Assistant Meat and Seafood Team Leader supports department operations and store operations as a key holder. The role involves supervising and participating in meat cutting and seafood preparation, maintaining product knowledge and quality, managing orders and deliveries, supporting staffing and scheduling, monitoring sales and shrink, conducting inventory, and keeping displays and work areas clean, organized, and properly merchandised.

Requirements

• Knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts.
• Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and proper storage and display of organic products.
• Understanding of the proper use of knives, saws, and equipment used in meat and seafood preparation.
• Proven experience managing shrink, sales, gross profit, and department overhead.
• At least two to three years of experience as a professional meat cutter or butcher.

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years of grocery retail experience in a meat department.
• Perishable experience.
• OSHA or ServSafe certification.

Responsibilities

• Communicate Earth Fare’s vision, standard operating procedures, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals.
• Emphasize customer service, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Interview, select, train, and support team members.
• Serve as a key holder to support overall store operations.
• Supervise and participate in in-house meat cutting and seafood preparation.
• Maintain knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts.
• Ensure proper presentation and display of meat and seafood products.
• Maintain high standards of quality control.
• Order and receive deliveries.
• Support scheduling and shift coverage.
• Review daily and weekly sales and movement reports.
• Monitor shrink reports and department communications.
• Conduct monthly department inventory.
• Identify opportunities to reduce expenses.
• Maintain an attractive sales floor according to Earth Fare merchandising guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of fixtures, storage areas, workstations, freezers, and coolers.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance for full-time employees.
• 401(k) and retirement planning.
• Paid time off.
• Twenty percent store discount and discounted hot bar and salad bar.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Career development and advancement opportunities.
• Support for learning new skills and expanding responsibilities.
• Engagement with local community partners and participation in community-focused events.

What This Job Offers

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