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Schedules are posted in a timely manner and tasks are assigned on a daily basis using company tasks sheets.\nPartners with department managers to share staff to accomplish tasks as needed on a daily basis.\nTrains and monitors staff to ensure store is viewed as a whole, assisting customers in all areas.\nPartners with department managers to cross-train staff to accomplish all needed tasks.\nPartners with staff to ensure adequate product knowledge to meet customers' needs, training staff on where to find answers to customer questions by utilizing store resources.\nAssists the Store Manager in completing and conducting all store staff performance evaluations with input from the department managers. Assists in granting wage increases when appropriate.\nInterviews and hires for store needs with input from department managers.\nAddresses all performance and/or disciplinary issues appropriately and in a timely manner with the assistance of Human Resources.\nMaintains clear and direct communication with store staff which includes helping conduct monthly staff meetings and posting company information and announcements.\nResponsible for ensuring safety guidelines are followed at all times.\nEnsures that all Ulti-time edits are made in a timely manner.\nResponsible for assisting the Store Manager in training, coaching and developing store personnel.\nHe/she encourages staff to increase their nutritional and product knowledge.\nHe/she answers (and ensures store staff answers) customer questions per company standards and policies, including the use of Structure/Function statements and/or statements of nutritional support.\nSuccessfully completes operational responsibilities (daily schedules, checklists, opening and closing).\nEnsures store paperwork/reports are completed in a timely manner (including Monthly Mgr's Report).\nEfficiently and accurately completes the DSR and Manager's Cash.\nResponds to all Dept. Manager calls when on duty and assists with coverage for lunches and breaks.\nOccasionally managing business disruptions to daily business such as loiterers, solicitation, emergency weather situations, bathroom misuse.\nWorks a schedule based on store needs including evenings, weekends and scheduled for 45 hours per week.\nCoaches staff on how to be supportive of decisions made by home office, listens to directions from home office, following through and correctly performing the job assigned.\nReads and follows communications (memos, faxes, emails) from home office.\nRemains flexible to changing work demands in order to accomplish goals.\nManagers are expected to be leaders in the workplace, setting the standard of excellence required through their job performance and professional demeanor.\nAlthough this is a general outline of job responsibilities all employees are expected to be “hands on” and do whatever it takes to get the job done and make the company thrive.\nQualifications\nRecipe for Success:\nHigh school diploma or GED required 1-2 years management experience in grocery and/or related retail experience, natural foods industry a plus.\nAble to manage changing priorities.\nAbility to pass applicable food safety training courses and/or testing to obtain certifications as required by state and/or county law.\nMust be able to obtain forklift certification. \nMaintain compliance by keeping food safety certifications up to date through continuing education and registered with the appropriate agency if applicable.\nPossesses a sense of urgency in the completing tasks and is highly organized.\nPossesses excellent customer service skills.\nAbility to take direction and follow through.\nMust be cashier trained.\nProficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook required\nThis job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to him/her by their Manager and/or other Store Support Center manager that might not be listed in this job description.\nHere’s an overview of the benefits we offer our good4u Crew to help ensure the health and wellbeing of you and your family, now and well into the future:\nAll Crew Members\nBirthday Bonus Pay \nVitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually) \nHoliday Pay for 5 Holidays - Stores Closed\nPaid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that Increases with Tenure \nPaid Nutrition Education \ngood4u Crew Member Discount \n{N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program) \nRegular, Scheduled Pay Increases \nAdvancement Opportunities and Career Development \nHealth and Wellness Program \nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) \nEmployee Referral Program\nFull-Time Crew Members (30+ hours/week)\nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance \nPaid Parental Leave \nPaid Medical Leave (through company paid short-term disability insurance) \nCompany Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance \nCompany Paid Life Insurance \nVoluntary Benefits Including Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Term Life Insurance \nRetirement Savings Plan (401k) with discretionary Company Match \nHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) \nHealth Savings Account (HSA) with Company Match \nDiversity Statement\nAt the heart of Natural Grocers' commitment to our community and crew is this belief: All people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing! We cannot be true to this conviction without honoring diversity and cultivating inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization.\nAt Natural Grocers, we honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion because both individual and societal health are rooted in these principles. Our Crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. Celebrating our diversity refreshes, expands, and shapes our perspective, energizing our mission of equitable access to health and wellness for all. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table. 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