Assistant Grocery Team Lead

Hulsing Enterprises

Roanoke (VA)

On-site

USD 22,000 - 30,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

401k and retirement planning

Paid time off

Store discount and discounted hot bar/

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Earth Fare Roanoke is seeking an Assistant Grocery Department Team Leader to support the Grocery Team Leader in daily operations, ensuring excellent customer service and maintaining inventory accuracy and cleanliness. This hands-on leadership role serves as a developmental path toward full department leadership.

The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and adherence to Earth Fare’s values and food philosophy, with opportunities for growth and collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

Knowledge of produce and natural foods industry trends.
Knowledge of allergies and dietary terms such as gluten free, vegan, vegetarian.
Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and product storage/display.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Outlook.
Ability to learn and use handheld computer scanners.
Experience managing shrink, sales, gross profit, and department overhead.
2–3 years experience with produce and natural/organic products.

Responsibilities

Communicate Earth Fare vision, SOPs, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals.
Emphasize customer service, safety, and sanitation standards.
Interview, select, train, and support team members.
Develop future leaders within Grocery, Frozen, Dairy, and Bulk.
Maintain a positive and professional work environment.
Clearly communicate expectations to team members.
Participate in ongoing training and development.
Order and receive deliveries.
Support scheduling and shift coverage.
Review daily and weekly sales and movement reports.
Monitor shrink reports and department communications.
Conduct monthly department inventory.
Identify opportunities to reduce expenses.
Maintain an attractive sales floor per merchandising guidelines.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of fixtures, storage, workstations, freezers, and coolers.

Skills

Produce knowledge

Food safety

Customer service

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Handheld scanners

Shrink and gross profit management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Job Details: Level: Entry, Job Location: Earth Fare Roanoke - Roanoke, VA 24014, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $16.00 - $22.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Grocery,

Earth Fare Team Leaders

At Earth Fare Our Team Leaders are managers who are responsible for modeling Earth Fares Mission, Conviction and Purpose, while developing and managing a successful team within their department. Team Leader responsibilities include adhering to the departments standard operating procedures; meeting and exceeding financial goals including gross profit, shrink, sales, labor and department over-head. Team Leaders are responsible for ensuring a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

Assistant Grocery Department Team Leader

The Assistant Grocery Team Lead supports the Grocery Team Leader in overseeing the daily operations of the grocery department. This role plays a key part in ensuring excellent customer service, maintaining department standards, and supporting team development. The Assistant Grocery Team Lead works closely with grocery clerks and leadership to ensure inventory accuracy, product presentation, cleanliness, and operational efficiency while modeling Earth Fare’s values and food philosophy.

This position is a hands‑on leadership role and serves as a developmental step toward full department leadership.

Contributions

Communicate Earth Fare vision, standard operating procedures, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals
Emphasize customer service, safety, and sanitation standards
Interview, select, train, and support team members
Develop future leaders within Grocery, Frozen Food, Dairy, and Bulk departments
Maintain a positive and professional work environment
Clearly communicate expectations to team members
Participate in ongoing individual training and professional development
Order and receive deliveries
Support scheduling and shift coverage
Review daily and weekly sales and movement reports
Monitor shrink reports and department communications
Conduct monthly department inventory
Identify opportunities to reduce expenses
Maintain an attractive sales floor following Earth Fare merchandising guidelines
Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of fixtures, storage areas, workstations, freezers, and coolers

Required Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge of produce and natural foods industry trends
Knowledge of common allergies and specialized dietary terms such as gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian
Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and proper storage and display of organic products
Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and Outlook
Ability to learn and use handheld computer scanners
Proven experience managing shrink, sales, gross profit, and department overhead
Minimum of two to three years experience with produce and natural or organic products
Perishable experience and OSHA or ServSafe certification preferred

Environmental Conditions and Physical Demands