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About the Role

Summerhill Market is seeking an experienced, hands-on Assistant Produce Manager to support the leadership of the Produce Department at their Rosedale location. This role involves ensuring the department runs smoothly while maintaining high standards of freshness, merchandising, food safety, and customer service. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who enjoys coaching teams and thrives in a fast-paced retail environment.

Responsibilities

Support the Produce Manager in overseeing daily operations, ensuring quality, freshness, merchandising, and customer service.
Lead, coach, train, and motivate Produce team members, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
Assist with ordering, inventory management, receiving, stock replenishment, product rotation, and shrink control.
Ensure produce displays are fully stocked, visually appealing, and maintained to standards.
Inspect fruits and vegetables daily for quality, freshness, and food safety.
Deliver exceptional customer service by assisting customers and resolving concerns.
Support labor planning, scheduling, opening/closing procedures, and Lead on Duty responsibilities.
Maintain compliance with food safety, sanitation, health & safety, and company policies.
Support seasonal merchandising, promotional displays, inventory counts, and department initiatives.
Act as Produce Manager during their absence.
Collaborate with Store Leadership and support other Fresh Departments.
Perform additional duties as required.

Requirements

Previous Produce Department leadership experience in grocery or specialty food retail.
Strong knowledge of fresh produce handling, quality standards, merchandising, inventory management, and shrink control.
A positive, hands-on leader with the ability to coach, motivate, and support a high-performing team.
Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically active retail environment with exceptional attention to detail.
Flexible availability, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Passion for fresh food, retail excellence, and creating an exceptional customer experience.

Skills

Produce handling
Quality standards
Merchandising
Inventory management
Shrink control
Leadership
Coaching
Motivation
Team support
Organization
Communication
Problem-solving
Customer service

Location

Rosedale – Toronto, ON

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Previous Produce Department leadership experience

Salary/Compensations

Competitive and negotiable based on experience

Benefits

Weekly pay
Employee discount on gourmet groceries and prepared meals
Employer-paid benefits for full-time employees
Flexible schedule
A dynamic, inclusive workplace that celebrates its people
Complimentary work swag

About the Company

Summerhill Market is a Toronto boutique grocer known for scratch-made prepared foods, freshly baked treats, and on-trend ingredients.
Their mission is to delight customers with every visit through discovery and genuine service.
They move fast, stay ahead of the curve, and never settle for 'good enough'.

Equal Opportunity

Summerhill Market is an equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in the workplace.
They provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
They do not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by local law.
Accommodations are available upon request during the recruitment process.