Fresh Foods Retail Manager — Hands-On Ops & Team Growth

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Staff discount

Holidays

Job summary

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager for a busy South Tyrone fresh foods operation. You will lead day-to-day store activities across departments, manage up to 35 staff, and ensure food safety, compliance and customer satisfaction.

The role requires hands-on leadership on the shop floor, strong people development skills and a commercial mindset to drive performance. Salary £36,000-£42,000 DOE.

Qualifications

• Experience in Fresh Goods, Grocery, Deli or QSR at Management level.
• Strong people leadership and team development skills.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety and allergen compliance.

Responsibilities

• Take full operational ownership of the department, managing teams of up to 35 plus.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, training, performance, absence and team development.
• Plan staffing and rotas effectively to meet customer demand and commercial targets.
• Ensure excellent standards of food safety, hygiene, allergen management and legal compliance.
• Monitor all key performance indicators, taking action to improve performance.
• Ensure product availability, freshness, presentation and quality.
• Manage day-to-day production and preparation to meet customer demand while minimising waste.
• Identify and resolve operational issues quickly to maintain smooth service.
• Work closely with the Store Manager on new products to drive sales and seasonal times.
• Ensure new products and processes are implemented effectively across the operation.
• Use customer and team feedback to improve products, processes and overall department performance

Skills

People leadership

Team development

Food safety

Allergen compliance

KPI monitoring

Operations management

Customer service

Staff planning

Job description

Zachary Daniels Recruitment is seeking an experienced Assistant Manager for a busy South Tyrone fresh foods operation. You will lead day-to-day store activities across departments, manage up to 35 staff, and ensure food safety, compliance and customer satisfaction.

The role requires hands-on leadership on the shop floor, strong people development skills and a commercial mindset to drive performance. Salary £36,000-£42,000 DOE.