Produce Assistant Manager en Belfast Community Co-op
Belfast Community Co-op · Belfast, Estados Unidos De América · Onsite
- Professional
- Oficina en Belfast
Description
The Belfast Community Co-op is looking for an experienced Produce Assistant Manager to assist in all aspects of Produce Department operations, including personnel (assisting in hiring, training, supervision), ordering product, and merchandising. Under the direction of the Produce Manager, the Produce Assistant Manager is responsible for day-to-day department functions, ensuring a fully staffed and fully stocked department.
Starting at $20.00 per hour, this is a Full-time (40 hours per week) position.
This position provides support and leadership to both the purchasing and stocking aspects of the department in meeting sales and labor goals, developing and implementing systems, and providing initial and ongoing staff training.
Belfast Community Co-op’s mission is to bring locally sourced, reasonably priced, organic and natural products to all while fostering an environment where everyone is truly welcome.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Works with Produce Manager to curate a successful selection of fresh fruits and vegetables
- Supports Produce Manager in working with Merchandising and Marketing teams to meet storewide goals
- Orders product sufficient to stock the department, and for special orders
- Maintains financial and inventory records to meet departmental and store-wide needs for data tracking
- Works with the Produce Manager to create a safe, clean, attractive department
- Oversees department workflows
- Assists Produce Manager in developing, implementing, and sustaining training plans
- Acts as a part of the Produce team to keep the department clean, organized, and well stocked
Essential Functions of all Belfast Community Co-op Leadership positions:
- Maintains an awareness of Belfast Community Co-op as an entire organization and collaborates with others on how individual changes/operations within a department can affect the rest of the organization
- Models exceptional customer service to internal & external customers, both in person & via phone.
- Assists in the creation and development of departmental targets.
- Maintains working knowledge of reports and metrics
- Relays information to and from the Leadership Team concerning operations. Ensures use of departmental communication tools to communicate other topics staff need to know in accordance with Belfast Community Co-op’s Communications SOP
- Ensures the smooth operation of department functions
- Upholds Belfast Co-op’s Leadership Qualities, Code of Conduct, Expectations of Staff, and Values
- Acts as all store leadership - Provides leadership and direction during busy times and in the absence of department managers. Responds promptly and professionally to concerns, complaints, and requests
Belfast Community Co-op Worker Benefits include:
- Sponsored Co-op Ownership/ Equity Share
- Generous Store Discount
- In-Store Charge Account
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid/Earned Vacation Time
- Retirement Account with Employer Matching
- Regular Free-to-Staff Food and Wellness Items
- CSA/Farmers Market Reimbursement
- Education Credits (PTO for exploring interests related to work)
- Professional Development & Continual Training Opportunities
Full Time Workers (30 hours or more) are also eligible for insurance benefits including::
- Co-op Subsidized Health Insurance Plans
- HSA plans with Matching
- Dental insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Fully Paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS (knowledge, skills, and abilities)
Preferred:
- Experience in a warehouse/stocking environment
- Experience working with ECRS Catapult
- Experience with staff management
- Strong computer skills
Minimum:
- Ability to to communicate effectively in a high-volume work environment
- Ability to learn to safely operate a forklift and powerjack
- Strong communication skills (oral and written)
- Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication)
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive tasks
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT (in a usual workday)
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle, feel, and for fine manipulation. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level of the work environment is usually moderate. The employee must be able to maintain focus in a busy office environment.
Note:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than the “at will” relationship.
The Belfast Community Co-op is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.