Meat Assistant Manager - AVAILABILITY REQUIRED 6AM TO 10PM

Good Food Holdings Companies•Vancouver, WA

2d•$23 - $33

About The Position

The Meat Assistant Manager partners with the Meat and Seafood Manager to operate the department, including financial stewardship, customer service, department conditions, merchandising, food safety, work safety, communication, and delegation of tasks. The role helps ensure an exceptional customer shopping experience through strong service and product knowledge, and contributes to a positive, collaborative work environment. The position requires availability for shifts scheduled according to business needs, which may change seasonally or with staffing needs. Because the store operates seven days a week, year-round, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts may be required. The role requires completion and maintenance of required food and work safety training or certifications. Work takes place in a grocery store, including areas that may have wet or slippery surfaces, moderate noise, and temperature extremes in coolers and freezers. Depending on location, work may also take place outdoors in any temperature. Exposure to allergens or chemicals may occur. The position involves frequent to continuous standing and walking, frequent hand and wrist use, and occasional stair, step-stool, or ladder climbing depending on location. It is classified as medium/heavy work, including frequent handling of objects weighing 50 pounds and occasional team lifting of up to 100 pounds.

Requirements

Previous customer service, food service, retail, or grocery experience is required.
Must complete and maintain any required food and work safety training or certifications.
Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
Ability to work a schedule based on business needs, which may change seasonally or with staffing needs; evening, weekend, and holiday shifts may be required.
Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, or carry objects weighing 50 pounds and occasionally participate in team lifts of up to 100 pounds.
Ability to frequently and up to continuously stand and walk throughout the shift; sitting is seldom required.
Ability to frequently use hands and wrists for grabbing, twisting, and pulling.
Ability to occasionally climb stairs, step stools, and/or ladders, depending on location.
Entry- to mid-level proficiency with MS Office.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of retail Meat and Seafood departments; butcher shop or meat fabrication industry experience is also acceptable.
Prior meat cutting or fabrication experience is highly preferred.
Previous supervisory or management experience.
Working knowledge of POS, inventory, or other retail-specific software.
Financial acumen regarding sales and margin.

Responsibilities

Partner with the department manager to operate all areas of the department, prioritizing and delegating tasks and production.
Maintain consistent department conditions and ensure products are stocked, rotated, faced, and presented according to merchandising standards and category schematics.
Partner with the department manager to maintain satisfactory in-stock conditions and appropriate inventory levels for sales, margin, and other business goals.
Order products according to business needs.
Ensure Meat and Seafood items are cut, trimmed, and processed to company standards.
Build attractive displays and arrange products according to merchandising standards, highlighting featured, unique, or seasonal items.
Implement plans for weekly advertisements, events, and holidays.
Maintain professional relationships with vendors.
Coordinate in-store tastings with the Operations department.
Ensure customer special orders are accurately placed and delivered.
Receive and unload merchandise; check its quality, count, and condition; and communicate issues to management and the merchandising team.
Stock and rotate products, paying attention to quality and expiration dates.
Maintain the organization, rotation, and cleanliness of back-stock areas.
Wrap, weigh, and price Meat and Seafood products according to department policy.
Assist customers with product selection, share product knowledge, and make recommendations based on customer needs.
Ensure department compliance with company organic standards.
Support the department manager and store leadership in completing period inventory.
Manage time and multiple tasks, adjusting priorities, productivity, efficiency, and speed to department and store needs.
Support effective communication systems within the department and store.
Engage customers in a friendly manner and seek opportunities to exceed expectations and enhance the customer experience.
Attend work reliably and predictably, follow the attendance policy and applicable laws, and work a schedule shaped by business needs.
Adapt tasks and priorities as department or store needs change; take a solutions-oriented approach to problems.
Represent company values, contribute to an inclusive working and learning environment, and work cooperatively and respectfully with team members, customers, and vendors.
Give and receive feedback constructively, respond to feedback to improve performance, and use sound judgment in job-related tasks and workplace interactions.
Conserve company resources and work consistently with the company mission, values, and sustainability program.
Follow company and regulatory food and work safety policies; contribute to store cleanliness, maintain equipment, and inform management of problems.
Follow company rules and policies and comply with department- and location-specific guidelines and responsibilities.
Build trust through dependability, organization, and follow-through; promote collaboration through recognition, leading by example, and working alongside staff.
Foster approachability and open communication, encourage staff ideas, adapt to different learning styles, and report staff issues or conflicts to the department manager, store leadership, or human resources.
Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access for all staff.
30% staff shopping discount.
Eligible full-time, regular-status staff working at least 24 hours per week and employed for 60 days may receive medical, dental, vision, pre-tax spending accounts, life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), and disability benefits.
Eligible full-time, part-time, and temporary staff who are at least 21 years old and have worked for 60 days may participate in the 401(k) program.
PTO accrual begins on the first day of employment; accrual depends on hours worked and tenure.
Staff may be eligible for paid holidays depending on schedule and tenure.
Supplemental leave pay, such as parental or bereavement leave.
Store incentive program based on financial and operational goals.
Paid time for volunteering at a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Discounts on some forms of public transportation.
Adoption assistance.
Up to $40 reimbursement for a birthday dinner out or New Seasons Market groceries.