Assistant Meat & Seafood Team Lead - Earth Fare

Job Details:
Level: Management,

Job Location:

Earth Fare Roanoke - Roanoke, VA 24014, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: None, Salary Range: $19.00 - $22.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Any, Job Category:
Grocery, Earth Fare Team Leaders

At Earth Fare Our Team Leaders are managers who are responsible for modeling Earth Fares Mission, Conviction and Purpose, while developing and managing a successful team within their department. Team Leader responsibilities include adhering to the departments standard operating procedures; meeting and exceeding financial goals including gross profit, shrink, sales, labor and department over-head. Team Leaders are responsible for ensuring a clean, organized, and safe work environment.

• Communicate Earth Fare vision, standard operating procedures, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals
• Emphasize customer service, safety, and sanitation standards
• Interview, select, train, and support team members
• Serve as a key holder to support overall store operations
• Supervise and participate in in-house meat cutting and seafood preparation
• Maintain knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts
• Ensure proper presentation and display of meat and seafood products
• Maintain high standards of quality control
• Order and receive deliveries
• Support scheduling and shift coverage
• Review daily and weekly sales and movement reports
• Monitor shrink reports and department communications
• Conduct monthly department inventory
• Identify opportunities to reduce expenses
• Maintain an attractive sales floor following Earth Fare merchandising guidelines
• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of fixtures, storage areas, workstations, freezers, and coolers

• Knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts
• Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and proper storage and display of organic products
• Understanding of proper use of knives, saws, and equipment used in meat and seafood preparation
• Proven experience managing shrink, sales, gross profit, and department overhead
• Minimum of two to three years experience as a professional meat cutter or butcher
• Two to three years grocery retail experience in a meat department preferred
• Perishable experience and OSHA or Serv Safe certification preferred

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, kneel, and squat
• Ability to push, pull, and maneuver heavy loads
• Ability to stand and remain on feet throughout the workday
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment focused on customer service
• Ability to work in extreme cold or heat for short periods
• Ability to travel periodically for meetings

• Health, vision, and dental insurance for full time employees
• 401k and retirement planning
• Paid time off
• Twenty percent store discount and discounted hot bar and salad bar
• Flexible scheduling

• Supportive and collaborative workplace
• Clear communication and mutual respect

• Career development and advancement opportunities
• Support for learning new skills and expanding responsibilities

• Engagement with local community partners
• Participation in community focused events