Assistant Produce Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Mission Viejo, CA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Produce Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market plays a crucial role in helping customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service and managing one of the busiest teams in the store. This position involves assisting the Produce Manager in merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit, overseeing ordering and inventory controls, ensuring product quality, and supervising the Produce team. The role requires coordinating merchandising and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork. Key responsibilities include maintaining freshness standards by following proper procedures for receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, displaying, and rotation of items. The Assistant Produce Manager also helps lead the team to deliver high-quality products and service, assists in hiring, teaching, training, and developing team members, and ensures compliance with all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines. Sprouts Farmers Market is a fast-paced, rapidly growing company focused on customer service, offering high-quality, farm-fresh produce, natural meats, and bulk goods in a friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting. The company is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and caring workplace culture, supported by Team Member Resource Groups (TMRGs) that celebrate diversity and empower team members.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age and have a basic knowledge of math, weights and measures
Be dependable and reliable having the ability to work flexible schedule that changes; including night, weekends, and holidays
Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior; a positive attitude and have the ability to interact with our customers
Have good communication skills; and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment
Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.)
Adhere to all safety, health, Weights and Measures regulations including COOL, and achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit
Be able to perform the following: standing, walking, bending, climbing throughout the entire work day and the ability to lift, stack and maneuver heavy objects weighing up to 50 lbs., from 4” to 72”, for a distance up 3 feet for between 10-50 hours without mechanical assistance
Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets a distance up to 20 feet, requiring a force of up to 85 pounds for up to 5 hours

Responsibilities

Assist the Produce Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit
Responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team
Effectively coordinate merchandising and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork
Responsible for maintaining freshness standards throughout the department, by following proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, displaying, and rotation of a complete variety of items
Assist in leading a team that brainstorms to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive
Assist in hiring, teaching, training, developing the Produce team
Unload and sort through store deliveries, operate, and maintain produce equipment
Ensure the execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines/regulations, and validate that other Produce team members are also aware of, and following, these procedures

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
Company paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!
Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
Health Savings Account with company match
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
Company paid short-term disability coverage
Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
Paid holidays
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