Stock Crew Mgr FT

vallartasupermarkets; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Scholarship opportunities

Savings marketplace

Recognition programs

Job summary

Vallarta Supermarkets in Duarte, CA is seeking a Stock Crew Manager to oversee stockers in the Grocery Department, ensuring merchandising standards, price integrity, and inventory accuracy while supporting sales and labor goals.

You will greet customers, lead a team, and manage inventories, planograms, and endcaps with a focus on safety and exceptional service. This role requires 1 year grocery experience and 1 year in management, plus legal work eligibility in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year grocery experience and 1 year in management.
• Knowledge of grocery operations, schematics, and merchandising.
• Able to operate dollies, pallet jacks, forklifts and related equipment.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• English language proficiency required; Spanish a plus.
• Willingness to transfer to other store locations within commuting distance.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and team members with extraordinary service.
• Achieve goals for merchandising, orders, gross profits, inventory and displays.
• Follow planograms and set up promotional endcaps and side stacks.
• Oversee inventories and report shortages, damages, and spoilage.
• Control department expenses, shrink, and pilferage.
• Train and mentor stockers on policies, safety and customer service.
• Ensure merchandise is rotated to prevent spoilage.
• Ensure compliance with safety and sanitation regulations.
• Maintain clean, well-stocked department.
• Promote teamwork and professional growth.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Grocery experience

Management experience

Vendor & merchandising

Equipment operation

Leadership

Communication

Organization

English proficiency

Spanish helpful

Tools

POS systems

Job description

PAYSCALE:
$21.79 - $25.40

Join the Vallarta Supermarkets Family!

At Vallarta Supermarkets, we’re more than just a grocery store, we’re a vibrant part of the communities we serve. We’re seeking friendly, service-oriented individuals who take pride in delivering extraordinary customer experiences and thrive in a fast-paced, festive environment. If you’re passionate about fresh, quality baked goods and love making people smile, we’d love to meet you!

About the Role

The Stock Crew Manager oversees the performance, quality, and productivity of stockers in the Grocery Department. This role ensures that merchandising standards, price integrity, inventory accuracy, and company policies are consistently followed. The Stock Crew Manager supports the Grocery Manager in achieving sales, gross profit, and labor goals while promoting Vallarta’s core values: customer service, commitment, integrity, respect, humility, and teamwork.

What You’ll Do

• Greet customers and team members, modeling extraordinary service with Vallarta’s six steps of customer care.
• Achieve and maintain company goals for merchandising, orders, gross profits, inventory, and displays.
• Follow planograms for displays and ensure timely set-up of promotional endcaps and side stacks.
• Oversee quarterly physical inventories and accurate reporting of shortages, damages, and spoils.
• Control department expenses, shrink, and pilferage losses.
• Delegate and supervise personnel on tasks, safety, behavior, and customer service.
• Ensure merchandise is handled with care and rotated to prevent spoilage.
• Order products, review invoices, and ensure discrepancies are reported promptly.
• Stock merchandise in correct locations and maintain schematic integrity.
• Supervise the safe unloading, transport, and stocking of merchandise.
• Train and mentor stockers on company policies, safety, and customer service.
• Ensure compliance with all company, state, and federal safety and sanitation regulations.
• Maintain a clean, attractive, and well-stocked department.
• Enforce company policies, meal/rest breaks, and team member accountability.
• Promote teamwork, communication, and professional growth.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Stand and walk constantly (6–8 hours/day).
• Frequently bend, squat, twist, kneel, and reach above/below shoulders.
• Frequent use of hands for grasping, pushing/pulling, and fine manipulation.
• Lift and carry 11–25 lbs. frequently and up to 61 lbs. occasionally (longest distance: 25 feet).
• Operate manual pallet jacks, forklifts, and other equipment safely.
• Work in environments with exposure to dust, gas, fumes, noise, and varying temperatures/humidity.
• Ability to work graveyard hours as required.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 1 year of grocery experience and 1 year of management experience required.
• Knowledge of grocery operations, vendors, schematics, and merchandising.
• Ability to operate dollies, box cutters, pallet jacks, forklifts, and related equipment.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic computer proficiency (interactive ordering systems, Word, Outlook).
• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Basic understanding of Spanish language is a plus but not required.
• Willingness to transfer to other store locations within commuting distance.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Work Environment

• Fast-paced supermarket retail setting.
• Exposure to perishable and non-perishable grocery products.
• Team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Must work flexible schedule: afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

Full-Time Team Members

• Health medical plan: $25/week, plus free dental & vision.
• Free $25,000 Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• Paid vacation.
• Access to legal services.

Part-Time & Full-Time Benefits

• Paid sick time.
• Premium pay for holidays.
• Scholarship opportunities.
• Savings marketplace & credit union membership.
• Recognition programs (birthdays, years of service, spirit days, etc.).

At Vallarta Supermarkets, we believe our culture drives execution. If you’re dependable, motivated, and ready to lead a team to success, we invite you to join our team as a Stock Crew Manager!

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We offer positions to match your lifestyle and career goals. Whether you’re seeking part-time or full-time, Vallarta Supermarkets provides a dynamic and rewarding workplace with?real opportunities for growth.