Manager In Training Variety Department

About Us: p style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"Join us at WinCo Foods, where we're more than just a grocery retailer - we're a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. Currently, WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States. With more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our benefits, including top-tier medical plans and tuition support set us apart. In your role, you'll be instrumental in making a real impact in the communities we serve, embodying our purpose every day./span/p Overview: p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"strongspan style="color: #ff0000;"This position covers multiple locations within an area./span/strong/pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;" strongJob Summary/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Learn all duties required of a Department Manager.  Assists Department Manager in directing and controlling the operation of a Department by understanding related work areas including: supervising department personnel; planning and ordering merchandise; ensuring customer service and product quality, freshness and selection;  assisting in coordination and management of department operations so as to control costs, meet targeted labor, maintain projected profit margins, and meet or exceed sales goals.  Perform department clerk duties as needed. /span/pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongTypical Duties and Responsibilities/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Assists Department Manager in meeting departmental projected sales and gross margin objectives.  Creates effective promotional and seasonal displays; prepares, proofs, stages and packages products; prevents shrink; oversees cost/quality control; orders necessary products and ingredients; prepares department sales/production guides; prepares, charts and records sales dollars/percentages; computes gross profit; processes and maintains accurate department records; and controls expenses./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Maintains and encourages an atmosphere of fast, friendly, courteous customer service, etc./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ensures adequate product quantity, quality and freshness.  Orders, checks, receives and controls inventory; builds, maintains and organizes product display and storage areas; stocks and rotates products; inspects displays daily for substandard and outdated product and discards outdated or spoiled products; ensures proper temperatures are maintained in all phases of product handling and preparation; follows retail labeling laws and company code dating policy; follows company policy on processing re-work or reduced-to-clear items, damage and spoilage of product; trims, cuts, wraps, trays, displays and waters products as needed; ensures proper pricing and signing; conducts inventories of all department items; and prepares food items as needed./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Learns and assists Department Manager in supervising, motivating, coaching, training and hiring of Department personnel. /span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Learns and assists Department Manager in monitoring employee performance, and recommending personnel action (hiring, firing, layoff and disciplinary action)./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Learns and assists Department Manager in scheduling personnel according to coverage needs and service level./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Performs customer relation duties and engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding schematics, merchandising of advertised and special items, proper signing procedures, analyzing cutting tests and meeting customer demand./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Maintains cleanliness and eye-appeal of work area, storage area, equipment and retail displays according to company policy and legal regulations; and cleans work area by mopping, sweeping, taking out garbage, etc./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Maintains a safe/secure work environment and ensures compliance with security policies./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Performs receiving duties.  Verifies orders against invoices; reports shortages and claims to ensure proper billing; breaks down loads and dates product; and cuts cases; stacks, prices and marks merchandise; etc./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Breaks down freight by moving product, placing it in inventory, operating fork lift, etc./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Performs all job duties and responsibilities with honesty and integrity./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Performs other duties as assigned or needed./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Completes the Manager in Training classroom and on the job training program./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongRequirements/strong/span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongEducation:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"High School Diploma or Equivalent/span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongExperience:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Effective communication with co-workers and customers and following written instructions./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Demonstrating an understanding of overall company practices through previous experience in the department or equivalent./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Providing leadership through skills in communication, management of people, customer relations, employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, reaction to business activity, etc./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Performing basic math (adds, subtract, divide and multiply) and computing weights and measures./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Operating computers and windows software in a work setting./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongAbility to:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Perform all duties and responsibilities of department clerk at a fully competent and independent level./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Perform supervisory skills (e.g., interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, disciplining, etc.)/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Effectively utilize excellent verbal, written, electronic and interpersonal communication skills./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Perform safe/quick movements and operate related equipment with manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Perform duties with mental alertness involving potential hazards with respect to related procedures, equipment (e.g., knives, cookers), and work aides./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Work around machinery emitting heat and cold conditions./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Have knowledge of all areas of department production./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Conduct visual inspections and read reports, manuals, etc./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Calculate inventory./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Stand for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Perform repetitious arm and hand movements frequently./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Reach, lift, stack and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 50 lbs. within the range of floor level to overhead frequently./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks containing product of substantial weight./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Proper use cleaning chemicals in accordance with manufacture’s guidelines and instructions./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Proper handling of related food products per State and County laws, and WinCo standards./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Perform primary duties efficiently and accurately./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongAdditional Requirements:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Food Handlers Certification – Is current per State and County Laws and WinCo standards. /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongMachines and Equipment Operated:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Computer terminal and office machines./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Order/scan gun/span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"All department specific equipment which could include any of the following: kitchen utensils, knives and appliances, automatic slicers, grinders, stuffers, tumblers, smokehouse, vacuum sealers, overwrappers, scales, band saws, meat tenderizers, meat slicers, bone dusters, bulkers, bailers, cubers, mixers, dough machines, shrink wrappers, cash registers, trash compactors, garbage disposals, cardboard bailers, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and/or fork lifts./span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"strongPreferred Education, Experience and/or Credentials:/strong/span/pullispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Experience in a role with formal supervision responsibilities managing performance and/or completion of supervisory training, coursework or education./span/lilispan style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"Experience in a role with product management responsibilities including all aspects of inventory, display and maintenance of products within a specific department.   /span/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job.  All employees must comply with Company policies and applicable laws.  The responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of personnel may vary./span/pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"#indeed  /span/p EEO/Inclusivity: p style="margin: 0px;"spanAs the WinCo Foods community continues to grow, our variety of perspectives and wide range of experiences are essential to our strategy and success. We are committed cultivating and celebrating an inclusive environment in which all employees are valued and respected./span/p Pay Range: USD $20.93 - USD $23.16 /Hr.