Food Rite Jobs in Worcester, MA (NOW HIRING)

Job Title: Assistant Store Manager

Department: Operations                    

Reports To: Store Manager

At Price Rite, our purpose is "to care deeply about people, helping them to eat well and be happy"! We want everything you do as a Price Rite Team Member to support that purpose and our overall values.

On your journey at Price Rite, you will learn a variety of departments, and skills, necessary to be successful in retail grocery. Whether you are looking for a long-term career, or with Price Rite for summer work, we believe in cross training our team to allow us to deliver an outstanding shopping experience to our customers.

To support our purpose, we have established our Service Priorities to help empower our team to meet our customer needs on a daily basis. Our service priorities are:

• Safety
• Friendliness
• Presentation
• Efficiency

Working at Price Rite is more than a job or career, it's a rewarding experience. Price Rite offers many great perks and benefits for their team; opportunities to give back to the community in which we serve and cost saving programs designed to save you money, improve work/life balance, recognize hard work and many other programs making Price Rite a great place to work!

Job Summary

The Assistant Store Manager is accountable to the Store Manager and is responsible for directing, developing and managing store staff to protect company assets, maintain store conditions and presentation, maximizing sales and gross profits, customer and team member relations through proper controls such as sanitation, merchandising, payroll, required record keeping and compliance of Company, State and Federal policies, rules, procedures, regulations and laws.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

The minimum required qualifications for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Two-plus years related management experience. Associate Degree preferred or equivalent of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or associates of the organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Maintains Food Safety Certification
• Ability to regularly stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear; sit and taste or smell; frequently lift and/or move certain objects.
• Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions as well as cold to hot temperatures.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Ability to travel routinely up to an hour to the work site, occasionally additional travel based on business needs. May require

Essential Job Functions:

                Performance of the essential functions of this position require the Team Member to possess the minimum qualifications listed below. These functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manages, supervises and provides leadership to 30-70 team members in the store.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training associates; planning, assigning and directing

work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Maintains great store conditions per company standard every day; to include compliance with company and governmental sanitation and safety standards.
• Maximizes store sales and profitability
• Develops and maintains a team concept to improve associate morale, communication, community involvement and ultimately working conditions.
• Achieves or surpasses productivity and payroll goals in each department.
• Controls and executes shrink standards while ensuring proper inventory levels and control.  Masters the CGO functionality.
• Establish and maintain a working relationship with all support staff:  Price Rite Staff, Vendors and Wakefern Staff.
• Manages the necessary recruitment, development, training and counseling of all employees and identifies potential promotable people.  Foster and promote a team culture that is engaged, fun, spirited and productive.
• Manages others and adhere to company human resource and personnel policies as well as state and federal laws.
• Maintains an ongoing awareness of competitive activity in the immediate marketing area.
• Demonstrates and supports a high level of integrity, ethics and confidentiality.
• Ensures proper usage compliance and handling of all supplies.
• Ensures proper maintenance and safe use of equipment.
• Establishes an appropriate level of community involvement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Important Disclaimer Notice: The above statements are only intended to represent the essential job functions and general nature of the work being performed and are not exhaustive of the tasks that an Associate may be required to perform.  The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require Associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change. This job description is not a guarantee of employment.

Perks and Benefits

           Competitive Wages

           401k Savings Program

           Flexible work schedules

           Tuition Reimbursement

           Paid Time Off: Vacation Time, Sick Time, 6 Paid Holidays

           Discount programs: Cell Phone discounts, ticket, hotel, vacation discounts and other personal discounts

           Well-Being Programs: Financial Well Being, Mental Health, Gym Membership Discounts

           Paid opportunities to participate in community events

           Recognition Programs: Team Member of the Month, Team Member of the Year, Safety Recognition, Performance Recognition, Monthly Team Member Store Events

           Team Member Referral Bonus

           Ongoing training and career preparation

           Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Insurance Benefits

           Company Paid Life Insurance with optional supplemental, spouse, and child coverage

           Short Term and Long-Term Disability and AD&D

           Yearly Bonus Program