Manager In Training Fresh Foods Department

WinCo Foods•Oklahoma City, OK

3d•$19 - $21

About The Position

The Manager in Training for the Fresh Foods Department covers multiple locations within an area and completes classroom and on-the-job training to learn the duties of a Department Manager. The role assists the Department Manager in directing and controlling department operations, including personnel supervision, merchandise planning and ordering, customer service, and product quality, freshness, and selection. It also helps coordinate operations to control costs, meet labor targets and projected profit margins, and meet or exceed sales goals. Department clerk duties are performed as needed. The position supports sales and gross margin objectives; promotional and seasonal merchandising; inventory control; product preparation and handling; recordkeeping; staffing and employee development; customer relations; receiving; and maintaining a clean and safe department. Work includes handling fresh foods and operating department-specific equipment. The listed pay range is USD $18.60–$21.15 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Effective communication with coworkers and customers and ability to follow written instructions.
Understanding of overall company practices through previous experience in the department or equivalent.
Leadership skills in communication, people management, customer and employee relations, analysis, order planning, judgment, and responding to business activity.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute weights and measures.
Ability to operate computers and Windows software in a work setting.
Ability to perform all department clerk duties competently and independently.
Ability to perform supervisory tasks, including interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, and disciplining.
Excellent verbal, written, electronic, and interpersonal communication skills.
Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to make safe and quick movements and operate related equipment.
Ability to work with hands exposed to moisture and cold, frozen, and fresh food; work around machinery that emits heat; and remain mentally alert around potential hazards, procedures, equipment, and work aides.
Knowledge of all areas of department production; ability to learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures, department policies, and product taste, content, and perishability.
Ability to conduct visual inspections, read reports and manuals, and calculate inventory.
Ability to stand for long periods, walk and move rapidly, and bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
Ability to perform repetitive arm and hand movements frequently.
Ability to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 50 pounds, from floor level to overhead, frequently.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks containing product of substantial weight.
Ability to use cleaning chemicals properly in accordance with manufacturer guidelines and instructions.
Ability to handle food products according to state and county laws and WinCo standards.
Ability to perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.
Current Food Handlers Certification, as required by state and county laws and WinCo standards.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a role with formal supervisory responsibilities managing performance, and/or completion of supervisory training, coursework, or education.
Experience managing products, including inventory, display, and maintenance within a specific department.

Responsibilities

Assist the Department Manager in meeting departmental sales and gross margin objectives, controlling expenses, preventing shrink, and overseeing cost and quality.
Create promotional and seasonal displays; prepare, proof, stage, package, and prepare products as needed; order products and ingredients; prepare sales and production guides; record sales figures; compute gross profit; and maintain department records.
Maintain a fast, friendly, and courteous customer-service environment; perform customer relations duties and use suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
Ensure adequate product quantity, quality, and freshness by ordering, checking, receiving, controlling, displaying, stocking, rotating, inspecting, and inventorying products.
Maintain proper product handling temperatures, labeling, code dating, pricing, and signing; follow company policies for rework, reduced-to-clear items, damage, and spoilage; trim, cut, wrap, tray, display, and water products as needed.
Learn and assist the Department Manager with supervising, motivating, coaching, training, and hiring department personnel; monitor performance and recommend personnel actions.
Learn and assist with scheduling personnel according to coverage needs and service levels.
Merchandise products according to schematics and procedures, including advertised and special items; analyze cutting tests and respond to customer demand.
Maintain cleanliness and appearance of work, storage, equipment, and retail display areas in accordance with company policy and legal regulations; perform cleaning tasks such as mopping, sweeping, and removing garbage.
Maintain a safe and secure work environment and comply with security policies.
Perform receiving duties, including verifying orders against invoices, reporting shortages and claims, breaking down and dating product, cutting cases, and stacking, pricing, and marking merchandise.
Break down freight by moving products, placing them in inventory, and operating equipment such as forklifts.
Perform all duties honestly and with integrity, complete the Manager in Training classroom and on-the-job training program, and perform other assigned or needed duties.