Assistant Meat & Seafood Team Lead - Earth Fare Roanoke

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.

Assistant Meat and Seafood Team Leader

Contributions

- 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

Required Knowledge and Experience

- 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 ServSafe certification preferred

Environmental Conditions and Physical Demands

- 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

Why Work for Earth Fare

Benefits

- 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

Working Environment

- Supportive and collaborative workplace

- Clear communication and mutual respect

Growth Opportunities

- Career development and advancement opportunities

- Support for learning new skills and expanding responsibilities

Community Relationships

- Engagement with local community partners

- Participation in community focused events