What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Produce Manager position at Tom Thumb?
Position Summary
The Assistant Produce Manager supports the Produce Manager in overseeing daily Produce department operations, team leadership, food safety compliance, and merchandising execution. This role helps ensure high standards for freshness, quality, presentation, and customer service while driving sales and controlling shrink.
- Assist with daily Produce department operations, including stocking, rotation, culling, and display execution
- Support supervision, training, and development of Produce associates
- Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and handling standards
- Assist with ordering, receiving, inventory accuracy, and production planning
- Help control shrink through proper rotation, culling, markdown execution, and damage control
- Maintain strong visual merchandising standards, including wet rack and seasonal displays
- Monitor product quality, freshness, and presentation throughout the day
- Support scheduling, task delegation, and workload coverage to meet business needs
- Provide excellent customer service, including product knowledge and handling special requests
- Maintain clean, organized prep areas, backrooms, and display cases
- Communicate department conditions, performance, and opportunities to store and department leadership
- Uphold safety standards and participate in store‑wide safety and loss prevention initiatives
- Previous Produce or fresh food retail experience required
- Prior leadership, lead, or supervisory experience preferred
- Knowledge of produce handling, rotation, and food safety standards
- Strong organizational, time‑management, and communication skills
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for extended periods
- Ability to work in refrigerated and wet environments
- Flexibility to work varying shifts, including mornings, weekends, and holidays
- Freshness and quality control
- Operational execution
- Team leadership and accountability
- Food safety and compliance
- Customer service excellence
Pay Transparency:
Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on things like location, experience, qualifications, and the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Dependent on length of service, hours worked, any applicable collective bargaining agreement and/or Company policy, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay*, PTO/Vacation pay*, paid holidays*, bereavement pay and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility). Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus, subject to Company bonus plans. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis.
- For roles in Washington State: Sick pay and PTO/Vacation pay are accrued based on hours worked and paid holidays are issued at 7-9 days annually.
Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.
Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.
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Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.
Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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