Meat & Seafood Associate Team Leader (Assistant Department Manager)

Responsibilities

• Set and achieve the highest standards of retail execution.
• Help foster a positive work environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• Partner with Team Leader to select, train, develop, mentor, motivate and counsel Team Members in a manner that builds and sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Model and deliver outstanding customer service.
• Follow through on all customer questions, requests, and resolve concerns as needed.
• Maximize productivity and efficiency through proper scheduling.
• Work with the Team Leader to achieve sales, margin, expense, and labor targets.
• Follow and comply with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Keep all cases and shelves clean, well-stocked and properly rotated.
• Train Team Members on proper organic standard procedures as they relate to cutting, preparing, displaying and storing meat and seafood products.
• Demonstrate advanced product knowledge; maintain awareness of new products and regularly incorporate new products into the overall product mix.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building and leadership skills
• High energy, enthusiastic, and displays an affinity for our products, core values, and company philosophy
• Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness
• Knowledge of different cuts of meat and seafood as well as cooking procedures
• Proper knife handling skills and knowledge of other cutting equipment
• Proficient mathematical skills to calculate margin, monitor profitability, and manage inventory
• Basic to intermediate proficiency with computer applications and programs including email, Microsoft Office, and operations related applications
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed

Qualifications

• Desired Work Experiences:
• - Meat Retail
• - Seafood Retail
• - 1+ year of Leadership experience
• - Customer Service Focus
• - Store Operations (Inventory, Labor Management, Cost Control)
• - Team Oriented