Produce Assistant Team Leader

Hill Street; City of Hobart; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A Tasmanian food retailer is looking for a dynamic Produce Assistant Team Leader for their Blackmans Bay team. The ideal candidate will have experience in fresh produce, leadership skills, and a passion for customer service. Responsibilities include team management and ensuring excellent customer experiences. The role offers competitive pay rates and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh produce department.
• Leadership skills and a passion for customer service.
• Availability to work full-time, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Nurture and drive team performance.
• Manage stock and plan merchandising.
• Ensure adherence to WH&S and Food Safety regulations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

People management

Stock management

Attention to detail

Physical fitness

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic, driven and enthusiastic Produce Assistant Team Leader to join our Blackmans Bay team on a full-time basis!

If you have experience in afresh produce department, along with leadership skills and a passion for customer service, we would love to hear from you.

You will need:

• Excellent communication and people management skills that nurture and drive team performance and engagement
• Stock management experience, with skills in planning, merchandising and strong attention to detail
• Energy and a positive mind-set, as well as a love of working with food and people (both team members and customers)
• Availability to work full-time on an agreed roster across our span of trading hours, including some early and late shifts, and alternate weekends
• Knowledge of daily retail operations, including opening / closing procedures, cash handling and following WH&S and Food Safety regulations
• Physical fitness for lifting and standing

This role would suit an ambitious up and coming fresh food professional who aspires to one day become a Team Leader. You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your career through Leadership and Management training, while continuously expanding your operational and industry knowledge on the job.

At Hill Street, we bring happiness through great food and are passionate about giving exceptional customer service. We are an independently owned and run Tasmanian business whose central values of pride, passion, growth, value and family inform everything we do. We aim to go above and beyond for each and every customer and provide an enjoyable shopping experience in a beautiful environment. We embrace excellence and encourage our team members to grow and succeed in a business they are proud to be a part of.

Pay rates are set by the General Retail Industry Award. The 2025-26 base hourly pay rates for level 3 assistant team leader adults are:

• Weekdays $27.58
• Saturday $34.48
• Sunday $41.37
• Public Holidays $62.06

The annual salary range equivalent, based on a standard full-time roster, is $62K - $65K inclusive of superannuation.

Additional penalty rates apply to public holidays and some overtime and early morning shifts. Please view the full Award for all applicable rates and allowances.

If you believe you'll thrive with us, please apply. We’ll be in touch if you are shortlisted.

Awarded Tasmanian Employer of Choice 2023