Vallarta Supermarkets
Seafood Lead
Merced, California•Full-time
$19.47 - $20.59 hourly
$19.47 - $20.59 hourly
About the Job
Seafood Lead.
Store: Merced, Ca.
Wage: $19.47 - $20.59.
Type: Full-time
Wage: $19.47 - $20.59.
Type: Full-time
Description:
At Vallarta Supermarkets, we’re more than just a grocery store; we’re a vibrant part of the communities we serve. We’re seeking friendly, service-oriented individuals who take pride in delivering extraordinary customer experiences and thrive in a fast-paced, festive environment. If you’re passionate about fresh, quality baked goods and love making people smile, we’d love to meet you!
About the Role:
The Seafood Lead oversees the daily operations and performance of the Seafood Department, ensuring product quality, safety, and extraordinary customer service. This role assists the Meat Manager in achieving sales and labor goals, reducing shrink, training team members, and maintaining compliance with health and safety standards. The Seafood Lead also ensures attractive product presentation and merchandising strategies to drive sales.
What You’ll Do:
- Assist the Meat Manager in planning and controlling Seafood operations to achieve sales, gross profit, and labor goals.
- Track sales, costs, and performance metrics while maintaining accurate records and reports.
- Minimize shrinkage and pilferage by implementing preventative measures.
- Audit pricing, codes, and tare weights to ensure accuracy and compliance with state laws.
- Train, mentor, and motivate seafood team members, setting performance expectations.
- Create welcoming, well-stocked, and visually appealing seafood displays.
- Rotate and replenish products to maintain freshness and meet Health Department regulations.
- Greet customers, provide extraordinary service, and address escalated concerns.
- Suggestively sell products and promote seafood offerings.
- Maintain safe, clean, and organized work areas.
- Enforce Vallarta’s dress code and safety policies.
- Report employee complaints, concerns, or injuries promptly to management.
- Support Meat and Cremería departments as needed during peak times.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements:
- Stand and walk for long periods (6–8 hours/day).
- Frequently bend, squat, twist, and reach above/below shoulders.
- Use hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.
- Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. frequently and up to 40 lbs. occasionally.
- Work in a fast-paced environment with exposure to seafood odors, refrigerated environments, and wet surfaces.
What We’re Looking For:
- Friendly, customer-oriented personality with leadership skills.
- Minimum of 6 months seafood or food handling experience in grocery, retail, or restaurant settings.
- Knowledge of seafood preparation, product presentation, and quality control.
- Ability to train, lead, and motivate a team.
- Basic computer proficiency (Word, Outlook, inventory systems).
- Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
- Willingness to transfer to other store locations if needed.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Work Environment:
- Fast-paced supermarket Seafood Department.
- Exposure to perishable seafood, refrigerated environments, and changing conditions.
- Collaborative, team-oriented setting.
- Must work flexible schedule: afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Benefits:
Full-Time Team Members:
- Health medical plan: $25/week, plus free dental & vision.
- Free $25,000 Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan.
- Paid vacation.
- Access to legal services.
Part-Time & Full-Time Benefits:
- Paid sick time.
- Premium pay for holidays.
- Scholarship opportunities.
- Savings marketplace & credit union membership.
- Recognition programs (birthdays, years of service, spirit days, etc.).
At Vallarta Supermarkets, we believe our culture drives execution. If you’re dependable, motivated, and ready to lead with passion in our Seafood Department, we invite you to apply today to join our team as a Seafood Lead!
Vallarta Supermarkets is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and will consider all qualified applicants for employment in accordance with all state, local, and federal laws. Vallarta Supermarkets participates in the E-Verify program.
About Vallarta Supermarkets
As of 2022, Vallarta counts on 53 stores throughout California (Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Orange, and Fresno counties), and more than 8,000 team members. The Gonzalez family promises to continue to strive for excellence in everything we do so that our valued customers always have a Vallarta supermarket to call their own.From one small carnicería in Van Nuys in 1985 to 53 full-service markets across California, Vallarta Supermarkets is a living, breathing tribute to the hard work and customer dedication of our founding family and all of our valued employees.Vallarta Supermarkets was founded by Enrique Gonzalez Sr., who was later joined in the business by his four brothers, his son and nephew. Their family roots and humble origins began in the tiny town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, where Enrique and his brothers were raised on a meager farm. Their parents instilled in them at very young ages the importance of family and the power of a strong work ethic to overcome challenges.When the opportunity arose to immigrate in the 1960’s, the Gonzalez family was thankful to stake their claim in the “land of opportunity,” the United States of America. Right away, the five brothers got to work in restaurants, either as short-order cooks or bussing tables. Even though some of the brothers were still in school, they all worked to help the family make ends meet.In 1985, Enrique Gonzalez Sr. began his journey in the grocery business when he opened Carniceria Vallarta in a 1,000 sq. ft market in Van Nuys, CA. He focused on selling the traditional cuts of meats popular in his native Mexico with an emphasis on unequaled quality and the friendliest of customer service. He soon expanded the business to a second location and brought his four brothers into the business. From there the adventure truly began, as they worked together as a family to build both a reputation for excellence and a successful business.The Gonzalez brothers believed that the key to Vallarta’s success would be to combine elevated customer service with the highest quality products to serve the growing Hispanic community whose needs may not be addressed by big chain stores.That’s why, from the beginning, Vallarta Supermarkets offered a wider variety of the freshest, traditional foods from Mexico, and Central and South America than any other store. They offered specialty and traditional items customers couldn’t find anywhere else: cut-to-order Latin-style meats (ranchera, diesmillo, lomo de res), spices, fresh fruit and produce, delicious prepared foods, pan dulce made daily, plus everything else you would expect from a traditional grocery store. Fast forward to today where Vallarta has expanded its offerings to include a juice and aquas frescas bar, tortilleria, bakery (panaderia), a cevicheria and more.