Posted 7 days ago
Produce - Assistant Manager Produce
@ Safeway
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Overview
Safeway, through an independently owned franchise store, is hiring an Assistant Produce Department Manager to supervise staff and run daily department operations in the manager's absence. The role covers merchandising, inventory and loss management, standards compliance and customer service. The posting states flexible hours with overtime and requires at least two years of retail or department experience.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise produce staff and daily department operations
- Manage inventory, pricing, merchandising and wage productivity
- Provide feedback, training and team motivation
- Manage loss prevention and department budgets
- Ensure customer service and health and safety standards
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma; college diploma an asset
- At least two years retail or department experience
- Management experience an asset
- Strong leadership, communication and customer service skills
- Technical produce skills and flexibility for overtime
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-03
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-03
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Retail |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Schedule | overtime |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store, Warehouse |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 44 lb · computer low |
| Education | High school (required), College diploma (preferred) |
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Full company description
Safeway operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, and Carrs. Albertsons Cos. is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2019 alone, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the company gave nearly $225 million in food and financial support. These efforts helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, programs for people with disabilities and veterans outreach.
- LinkedIn followers
- 231,778
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 49,274
- Reported office locations
- 5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94588, US
- Other recorded names
- Safeway
- Specialties
- Grocery
- Pharmacy
- General Merchandise
- Retail
- Grocery Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Supermarket
- Organic Produce
- e-commerce
- and food
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Safeway operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1915 |
| Specialties | GroceryPharmacyGeneral MerchandiseRetailGrocery ManufacturingDistributionSupermarketOrganic Producee-commerceand food |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 261 |
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Please note that this career opportunity is for a role at an independently owned and operated franchised/affiliate store location.
Ready to Make an Impact?
The assistant department manager is responsible for supervising staff and ensuring the smooth operation of the department’s daily activities in the manager’s absence, including merchandising, inventory and loss management, standards compliance and customer service.
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
• Carry out day-to-day management activities within the department in collaboration with the department manager.
• Provide team members with the necessary feedback to ensure their professional development and achieve established objectives.
• Adhere to the banner’s standards and maintain its image.
• Work with production and customer service clerks.
• Ensure that the customer service provided is exceptional.
• In collaboration with the manager, oversee the management of inventory, price lists, merchandising and wage-based productivity in accordance with established standards to ensure business readiness.
• Apply policies and procedures, comply with government health guidelines and occupational health and safety standards, and ensure they are consistently applied and adhered to by all department employees.
• Organize and participate in training sessions and motivate team members.
• Create a work environment that promotes trust and communication within your team.
• Manage loss prevention (waste, theft, loss of inventory, breakage) in collaboration with the department manager.
• Adhere to department budgets.
• Perform any other related duties.
What you have to offer:
• You have a high school diploma; a college diploma would be an asset.
• You have at least two years of years of experience in a retail environment or in the applicable department.
• Any management experience is a valuable asset.
• You are customer service-oriented.
• You foster communication and team spirit.
• You have strong technical skills and abilities in the applicable department.
• You stand out for your leadership, energy and creativity.
• Flexible work hours and ability to work overtime
• Short-term exposure to chemicals and cleaning products
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 20 kg
• Short-term exposure to cold temperatures
Our affiliate and franchise stores offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role, location and store ownership. To learn more about this opportunity—including expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required —please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
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We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.
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