Assistant Produce Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Seattle, WA

14d

About The Position

The Assistant Produce Manager helps customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service while managing and leading a busy produce team. The role assists the Produce Manager in managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit, and is responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and team supervision. The Assistant Produce Manager coordinates merchandising and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork. The role maintains freshness standards across the department by ensuring proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, display, and rotation of products. It also supports hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Produce team; unloads and sorts deliveries; operates and maintains produce equipment; and ensures health, safety, and sanitation procedures are followed. The position requires flexible scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and physical work throughout the day. The listed pay range is $20.50–$30.60 per hour, based on applicable experience and qualifications.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
Be dependable and reliable, and able to work a flexible, changing schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior and a positive attitude, with the ability 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 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.
Manage ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team.
Coordinate merchandising and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
Maintain department freshness standards through proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, displaying, and rotation of products.
Help lead the team in delivering high-quality products, service, and customer experiences.
Assist with hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Produce team.
Unload and sort store deliveries, and operate and maintain produce equipment.
Ensure company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations are followed by the team.
Provide excellent customer service and help customers make healthy food choices.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the department work area.

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
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 to earned wages for eligible employees at no extra cost