Assistant Meat/Seafood Manager

About the Role

As the Assistant Meat & Seafood Manager, you will help customers make healthy food choices by providing excellent customer service while managing and leading one of the busiest teams in our store. This role involves assisting the Meat & Seafood Manager in merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit, overseeing ordering and inventory controls, ensuring product quality, and supervising the Meat & Seafood team.

You will coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork. This includes leading a team to deliver the finest quality of product, the highest level of service, and an exceptional customer experience. You will also assist in hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Meat & Seafood team.

Additional responsibilities include knowledge of weekly ad items, inventory and ordering management, enforcing department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading product to ensure freshness and quality, and adhering to "Clean as You Go" and "Fresh at 4" programs. You will unload and sort store deliveries, operate and maintain meat & seafood equipment, and ensure compliance with all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Meat & Seafood Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
• Oversee ordering, inventory controls, and product quality.
• Supervise and lead the Meat & Seafood team.
• Coordinate production, merchandising, and sales through planning, direction, goal setting, communication, and teamwork.
• Assist in hiring, teaching, training, and developing the Meat & Seafood team.
• Knowledge of weekly ad items and assist with inventory and ordering.
• Enforce department practices for receiving, stocking, and unloading product to ensure freshness and quality.
• Perform and follow "Clean as You Go" and "Fresh at 4" programs.
• Unload and sort store deliveries, operate and maintain meat & seafood equipment.
• Ensure execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.
• Perform general housekeeping in the department, including cleaning and sanitizing work areas (tables, floors, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
• Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, and company recipes.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age with a basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
• Minimum of 2 years professional experience, proven leadership experience, and 2-3 years of grocery retail experience in Meat department processes and procedures (highly preferred).
• Dependable, reliable, and able to perform other related duties as assigned.
• Outgoing and friendly behavior with a positive attitude and ability to interact with customers.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Good communication skills and ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Capable of standing for up to 4 hours continuously, and a total of 8 hours per shift; walking up to 2 miles per 8-hour shift.
• Able to work inside a temperature-controlled area.
• Good vision required for using sharp knives, band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine, and tenderizer.
• Able to lift and carry products horizontally/vertically between 25 to 90 lbs., from 4” to 60”, a distance up to 10 feet for 20 hours.
• 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 100 feet for up to 5 hours.
• Able to horizontally move racks of products weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force up to 25 lbs., for a distance up to 50 feet for up to 10 hours.
• Able to move tables weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force greater than 35 lbs., a distance up to 2 feet for up to 1 hour.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Sick time plan to support you or your immediate family’s health.
• Vacation accrual plan.
• Opportunities for career growth.
• 15% discount for you and one other family member on all purchases 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 with prizes, food, and fun.
• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance (eligibility requirements may apply).
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental, and vision (eligibility requirements may apply).
• Health Savings Account with company match (eligibility requirements may apply).
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care (eligibility requirements may apply).
• Company-paid short-term disability coverage (eligibility requirements may apply).
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers (eligibility requirements may apply).
• Paid holidays (eligibility requirements may apply).
• DailyPay: Access earned wages before payday at no extra cost.

Why Sprouts?

Sprouts offers a fun, friendly, and old-fashioned farmer’s market setting with a focus on customer service. We provide high-quality, farm-fresh produce, natural meats, and bulk goods. Join a fast-paced, rapidly growing company committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and caring workplace culture. Our Team Member Resource Groups (TMRGs) create spaces for connection, support, and growth, celebrating diversity and empowering our team to thrive.