Produce Department Manager

Stauffers of Kissel Hill•Lancaster, PA

About The Position

The Produce Department Manager is a full-time position at the Rohrerstown Rad Fresh Foods location. The role requires flexible availability for day, evening, and weekend shifts and pays $23.00 an hour, with a $2,500 hiring bonus. Stauffers of Kissel Hill is a local, family-owned company that emphasizes teamwork, respect, integrity, commitment, and service. The company offers on-the-job training, leadership classes, and opportunities for team members to advance internally. The manager oversees the department’s daily operations and works alongside the team to perform department responsibilities. The position includes mentoring an Assistant Department Manager, coordinating staffing and schedules, ensuring accurate pricing and merchandising, managing ordering and inventories, and training team members in policies, procedures, product knowledge, and safe, productive work practices.

Requirements

Previous produce experience in a retail setting.
Previous managerial experience in a retail setting.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Flexible availability for day, evening, and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

Develop and mentor the Assistant Department Manager to prepare them for Department Manager responsibilities, where applicable.
Assign duties to team members and schedule breaks, work hours, and vacations according to business needs and upcoming store events.
Communicate with the scan department to resolve incorrect information and ensure accurate pricing.
Communicate with Buying and General Management teams about merchandising, new product implementation, and appropriate pricing, and promptly follow directions.
Develop merchandising game plans and plan-o-grams with the Buying team.
Understand retail label systems and coordinate with Scan, General Management, and/or Buying teams to ensure correct pricing.
Work as a hands-on manager, performing department responsibilities to support smooth operations.
Oversee ordering of departmental supplies and merchandise from approved vendors using knowledge of inventories and ordering systems.
Supervise and perform departmental inventories to ensure accuracy and thoroughness.
Train team members in store policies, department procedures, product knowledge, and job duties to support productive and safe work.