Assistant Produce Manager

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Sick time

Vacation accrual

Career growth

Employee discount

Flexible schedules

EAP

401(k)

Life insurance

Contests/events

Job summary

Sprouts Farmers Market is hiring an Assistant Produce Manager to help customers make healthy food choices by delivering excellent service and overseeing one of the store's busiest teams.

You will assist in managing merchandising, ordering, and inventory, while leading the Produce team to ensure top quality products and a great customer experience. A strong emphasis on safety, cleanliness, and teamwork is required.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old with basic math skills.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Outgoing and friendly demeanor with strong customer interaction.
• Good communication skills and ability to take direction in a team.
• Perform general housekeeping and maintain safety/Weighs and Measures compliance.
• Food Handlers permit required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Produce Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
• Responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team.
• Coordinate merchandising and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
• Maintain freshness standards through proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, displaying, and rotation.
• Assist in leading a team that delivers high-quality product and service and helps create a great customer experience.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Team communication

Merchandising

Inventory control

Safety compliance

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Overview Of Responsibilities

As the Assistant Produce Manager – you have a role in helping customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service through managing and leading one of the busiest teams in our store.

• Assist the Produce Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit


• Responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Produce team.


• Effectively coordinate merchandising and sales through ongoing planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork


• Responsible for maintaining freshness standards throughout the department, by following proper receiving, processing, packaging, pricing, signage, displaying, and rotation of a complete variety of items.


• 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 Produce team


• Unload and sort through store deliveries, operate, and maintain produce equipment


• Ensure the execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines/regulations, and validate that other Produce team members are also aware of, and following, these procedures.

Qualifications

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

• Be at least 18 years of age and have a basic knowledge of math, weights and measures.


• Be dependable and reliable having the ability to work flexible schedule that changes; including night, weekends, and holidays.


• Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior; a positive attitude and have the ability to interact with our customers.


• 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, Weights and Measures regulations including COOL, and achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit.


• Be able to perform the following: standing, walking, bending, climbing throughout the entire work day and the ability to lift, stack and maneuver heavy objects weighing up to 50 lbs., from 4” to 72”, for a distance up 3 feet for between 10-50 hours without mechanical assistance.


• Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets a distance up to 20 feet, requiring a force of up to 85 pounds for up to 5 hours.

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay


• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health


• Vacation accrual plan


• Opportunities for career growth


• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts


• Flexible schedules


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match


• Company paid life insurance


• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

Eligibility Requirements May Apply For The Following Benefits

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance


• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision


• Health Savings Account with company match


• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care


• Company paid short-term disability coverage


• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers


• Paid holidays

Get Paid Every Day!

Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free. We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for. With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.

You can learn more by visiting https://www.dailypay.com/partners/sprouts-farmers-market/.

Why Sprouts

Grow with us! If you have a passion for inspiring people and a flair for fresh food, consider applying for a job at Sprouts! With a focus on customer service, our neighborhood grocery stores offer high-quality, farm fresh produce, natural meats, plenty of scoop-your-own bulk goods and much more in a fun, friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting. Come grow your career in healthy living with a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and teams that pride themselves on empowering others along their journey.

At Sprouts, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and caring workplace culture.

Our Team Member Resource Groups (TMRGs) Create Spaces For Connection, Support, And Growth. Every Team Member Is Welcome To Join One Or More Of Our Five Groups

• Inspiring Women at Sprouts


• Rainbow Alliance at Sprouts


• Sabor at Sprouts


• Soul at Sprouts


• Honored to Serve at Sprouts

Together, these groups celebrate diversity and empower our team to thrive.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

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