Assistant Produce Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Austin, TX

11d

About The Position

The Assistant Produce Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service and assisting in managing and leading the store’s Produce team. The role supports the Produce Manager with department management and merchandising to maximize productivity and profit, including ordering, inventory controls, product quality, and team supervision. It coordinates merchandising and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork. The position maintains department freshness standards through proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, display, and rotation of products. It assists with hiring, teaching, training, and developing team members; unloads and sorts store deliveries; operates and maintains produce equipment; and helps ensure the team follows company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have a basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
Be dependable and reliable, with the ability to work a changing, flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior and a positive attitude, and be able to interact with customers.
Have good communication skills and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
Follow safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, including COOL, and obtain and maintain a Food Handlers permit.
Be able to stand, walk, bend, and climb throughout the workday.
Be able to lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to 50 pounds from 4 to 72 inches, for distances up to 3 feet, for between 10 and 50 hours without mechanical assistance.
Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets 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.
Handle ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team.
Coordinate merchandising and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
Maintain freshness standards through proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, display, and rotation of products.
Help lead the team in delivering high-quality products, excellent service, and a positive customer experience.
Assist in hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Produce team.
Unload and sort store deliveries, and operate and maintain produce equipment.
Ensure compliance with company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations, and confirm team members follow these procedures.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize department work areas.

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 company match
Company-paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events
Performance-based bonus, 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