Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market in Tucson, AZ is seeking an Assistant Meat Manager to support the Meat & Seafood department in daily operations, merchandising, and leadership. You will help with orders, inventory, scheduling, and ensuring freshness and quality while maintaining safety standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, customer service, and adherence to company programs. Strong communication and reliability are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old with basic math, weights and measures.
• Minimum 2 years professional experience, proven leadership, and 2–3 years grocery retail Meat department experience preferred.
• Dependable, reliable, with a positive attitude and customer interaction ability.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Able to stand for up to 4 hours at a time and up to 8 hours per shift.
• Able to lift/carry 25–90 lbs. and operate meat department equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager in managing and merchandising the department.
• Oversee ordering and inventory controls for meat and seafood.
• Coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through planning and teamwork.
• Lead a team to deliver quality products and high levels of customer service.
• Assist in hiring, training, and developing the Meat & Seafood team.
• Ensure safety, sanitation, and compliance with company procedures.
• Unload store deliveries and maintain equipment.
• Ensure compliance with weights and measures regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Flexibility

Customer service

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Overview Of Responsibilities

• Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit
• Responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Meat & Seafood team.
• Effectively coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
• Assist in leading a team that brainstorms to deliver the finest quality of product, highest level of service, and the greatest experience your customers will receive
• Assist in hiring, teaching, training, developing the Meat & Seafood team
• Knowledge of weekly ad items and assists with inventory and ordering; enforcing and following department practices regarding the receiving, stocking and unloading of product to ensure freshness and quality and is able to perform and follow our “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” Programs.
• Unload and sort through store deliveries, operate, and maintain meat & seafood equipment
• Ensure the execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines/regulations, and validate that other Meat & Seafood team members are also aware of, and following, these procedures.

Qualifications

To be an Assistant Meat Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age and have a basic knowledge of math, weights and measures. Must have a minimum of 2 years professional experience, proven leadership experience, and 2-3 years of grocery retail experience in Meat department processes and procedures is highly preferred.
• Be dependable and reliable and perform other related duties as assigned.
• Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior; a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers.
• Have the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Have good communication skills; and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
• Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, and Company recipes.
• Must be capable of standing for up to 4 hour continuously, and a total of 8 hours per shift is a must; will walk up to 2 miles per 8 hours.
• Be able to work inside a temperature controlled area., and perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
• Possess good vision is required for using sharp knives, band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine and tenderizer.
• Be able to lift/carry products horizontally/vertically between 25 to 90 lbs., from 4” to 60”, a distance up to 10 feet for 20 hours.
• Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets horizontally up to 500 lbs., requiring a force of up to 85 lbs., a distance up to