Assistant Manager Meat-FT

Sobeys; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian grocery retailer is seeking candidates for the Meat and Seafood Department. Responsibilities include assisting in managing daily operations, providing exceptional customer service, and training staff. Ideal candidates should have prior meat retail experience and excellent communication skills. Competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

Access to Virtual Health Care Platform

10% in-store discount

Paid Vacation

Qualifications

• Experience in meat retail is required for this role.
• Excellent customer service skills to assist customers effectively.
• Strong communication and organizational skills for team operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing the daily operations of the Meat Department.
• Provide outstanding service to customers and coach staff.
• Support the Department Manager in training employees.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Previous meat retail experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Post-secondary certification

Job description

Overview

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 131,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families. A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Do you have a passion for the culinary world with an understanding of the importance of delivering knowledgable advice and high quality products to customers? The Meat and Seafood Department wants you to join their team!

Responsibilities

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Reporting to the Meat Department Manager, you will assist in managing the daily operations of the Department while providing outstanding service to our customers. As the ideal candidate, you will have excellent communication and organizational skills. You will demonstrate outstanding customer service while you coach staff to provide superior cuts of meat. With the support of the Department Manager, you will utilize your leadership skills to assist with training employees.

Qualifications

What you have to offer:

Job Requirements

• Previous meat retail experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Thorough understanding of Health and Safety legislation, policies and practices is an asset
• Post-secondary certification is an asset
• Available days, evenings, and weekends

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Benefits

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid Vacation

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.