Assistant Produce Manager

Albertsons • Azle, TX

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About The Position

The Assistant Produce Manager supports the Produce Manager in the daily operation of the Produce Department. The role helps ensure excellent customer service, high-quality fresh products, appropriate inventory levels, effective merchandising, sanitation, and efficient department operations. The Assistant Produce Manager also assists with supervising, scheduling, training, and developing department associates.

The position includes helping customers select products and answering questions about produce varieties, freshness, preparation, and storage. It also involves maintaining attractive, clean, well-stocked displays; inspecting and preparing produce; monitoring product conditions; supporting ordering, receiving, stocking, rotation, and inventory records; and building promotional and seasonal displays. The role helps train and assign associates, communicate department priorities, and support sales and productivity.

The Assistant Produce Manager helps maintain food safety and sanitation standards, including appropriate product storage and temperatures, clean preparation areas and equipment, and safe product-handling practices. The job is in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, and professional customer service; help customers with selections, questions, and special requests.
• Provide information about produce varieties, freshness, preparation, and storage; respond to customer concerns and involve store leadership when necessary.
• Promote products through suggestive selling and positive customer interactions.
• Assist with daily operation of the Produce Department and follow department opening and closing procedures.
• Maintain fresh, attractive, clean, and well-stocked displays and ensure products meet company quality, freshness, and presentation standards.
• Inspect, trim, clean, package, and prepare produce as needed; monitor product conditions and remove damaged, spoiled, or outdated merchandise.
• Assist with production and merchandising plans based on sales and customer demand.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels and assist with ordering, receiving, stocking, rotating, and recording department products.
• Maintain organized coolers, backrooms, storage areas, and sales displays; follow rotation procedures to minimize shrink and product loss.
• Build and maintain promotional and seasonal displays; ensure proper pricing, signing, labeling, and presentation.
• Assist with supervising, training, scheduling, and assigning duties to Produce Department associates.
• Train associates on department procedures, product handling, sanitation, merchandising, customer service, and company standards.
• Communicate department priorities and performance expectations, help develop associates with advancement potential, and support department sales and productivity.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe department; follow food-handling, storage, sanitation, temperature, product-rotation, and company safety requirements.
• Ensure associates follow proper sanitation and safe product-handling practices.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream
• Associate discounts
• Medical, dental, 401(k), and other health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates
• Vacation, holidays, and sick pay
• Training, career growth, and development
• Inclusive work environment

What This Job Offers

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