Assistant Produce Manager

Albertsons • Lucas, TX

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Produce Manager supports the Produce Manager in overseeing daily produce department operations. The role helps maintain product freshness and quality, deliver excellent customer service, and ensure food safety and sanitation standards are followed. It assists with leading produce associates, coordinating stocking and merchandising, managing inventory, controlling shrink, and keeping the department fresh, full, clean, organized, and customer-ready.

The position combines hands-on produce work with customer service, associate leadership, merchandising, inventory management, sanitation, and daily operational support. The Assistant Produce Manager provides daily direction to associates and takes an active leadership role in department operations when the Produce Manager is unavailable. The work takes place across the produce sales floor, displays, preparation areas, coolers, storage and backroom areas, and receiving areas.

Requirements

• Strong customer service and leadership skills.
• Effective communication, coaching, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong attention to product freshness, quality, presentation, and sanitation.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Ability to work independently while providing direction and support to others.
• Ability to learn produce ordering, inventory, receiving, rotation, preparation, and merchandising procedures.
• Ability to recognize product quality concerns and take appropriate action.
• Ability to safely operate approved department and material-handling equipment after proper training.
• Ability to follow established food safety and sanitation requirements.
• Dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, lift, carry, push, pull, and perform repetitive movements throughout the shift.
• Ability to safely lift and move produce cases, boxes, displays, supplies, and department inventory as required.
• Ability to work in refrigerated areas, coolers, wet areas, and varying temperatures.

Nice To Haves

• Previous produce, grocery, food service, merchandising, retail, or leadership experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily produce department operations, workflow, opening and closing procedures, and department planning.
• Coordinate stocking, replenishment, rotation, trimming, preparation, and merchandising activities.
• Inspect produce regularly for freshness, quality, appearance, and availability; remove damaged, spoiled, outdated, or unsellable items.
• Maintain full, organized, correctly priced, signed, labeled, and visually appealing displays, including promotional and seasonal displays.
• Provide courteous customer service, help customers locate products, answer questions, and assist with selections and special requests.
• Provide daily direction and support to produce associates; help assign responsibilities, coordinate breaks and coverage, and establish priorities.
• Train and coach associates on product handling, stocking, rotation, merchandising, sanitation, customer service, productivity, and department standards.
• Monitor inventory, receive and inspect merchandise, assist with ordering and inventory counts, and maintain organized coolers, storage areas, and back-stock.
• Help control shrink through accurate ordering, careful handling, effective rotation, inventory management, and timely removal of unsellable products.
• Maintain required inventory, temperature, sanitation, and other department records.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, product-handling, workplace safety, and loss-prevention policies; maintain clean and sanitary preparation areas, equipment, cases, coolers, and workspaces.
• Monitor refrigeration and temperature requirements and promptly address or communicate food safety, sanitation, equipment, staffing, inventory, or operational concerns.
• Lead by example, communicate department priorities clearly, and help maintain a positive, respectful, and productive work environment.
• Perform additional department responsibilities as assigned based on business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• An inclusive work environment with colleagues who reflect the communities served.

What This Job Offers

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