Posted 5 days ago
Assistant Manager
@ Keethanow Group of Businesses
La Ronge, Saskatchewan
Overview
Keethanow Group of Businesses is hiring a full-time Assistant Manager for a lumber retail store. The role supports upper management in daily store operations, covers for the Store Manager, handles staffing, personnel tasks and inventory, and includes forklift work, deliveries and customer service.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise daily store operations and staff
- Cover for the Store Manager in their absence
- Assist with weekly staffing schedules
- Load, unload and deliver lumber, with forklift when needed
- Handle customer complaints and maintain store standards
Requirements summary:
- Valid Class 5 driver's licence
- Ability to operate a forklift
- Two years lumber industry experience preferred
- One year retail supervisory experience preferred
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Source and dates
Job-board feed · saskjobs
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-02
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Retail |
| Management experience | 1+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Store, Warehouse |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer moderate |
| Driver’s licence | required |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Keethanow Group of Businesses
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 19 |
Description
- Minimum of (2) two years work experience in the lumber industry preferred
- Minimum (1) one year work experience in a supervisory role in retail environment preferred
- Must be able to forklift
- Must have a valid class 5 driver's license
- Provide assistance to upper management in supervising and facilitating the daily operations of the store.
- Oversee the responsibilities of the Store Manager in their absence.
- Assist in the delivery of key personnel management, such as interviews, promotions, performance reviews and disciplinary actions.
- Provide direction, guidance and instruction to all store associates as required.
- Ensure store conditions are consistently upheld to established standards.
- Assist in creating weekly staffing schedules; ensuring staffing levels adequately meet business needs.
- Learn pricing and product knowledge on lumber and all store related products.
- Load and unload deliveries manually and with forklift when needed.
- Deliver loads when necessary.
- Maintain required licenses, physicals, etc. necessary to perform job requirements.
- Greet and assist customers in a way that models exemplary conduct to other staff.
- Ensure company policies and relevant legislation are consistently adhered to and upheld by all staff members.
- Handle customer complaints as they arise, escalating to the appropriate individual as deemed necessary.
- Ensure that all health, safety and security regulations are adhered to and required standards are met.
- Perform end of day and any other reports including store related inventory in absence of manager.
- Oversee and assist in inventory management.
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