Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community.

What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise partners operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family.

Ready to start fresh?
Reporting to the Meat Department Manager, you will assist in managing the daily operations of the Department while providing outstanding service to our customers.

As the ideal candidate, you will have excellent communication and organizational skills. You will demonstrate outstanding customer service while you coach staff to provide superior cuts of meat. With the support of the Department Manager, you will utilize your leadership skills to assist with training employees.

Here’s Where You’ll Have An Impact
Provide customer service to meet customer needs
Supervise meat personnel in the absence of the Meat Manager
Promote an employee culture of coaching and development
Complete customer meat orders
Receive meat orders
Perform daily meat preparation
Merchandise the Meat Department
Implement SMART retailing (Atlantic)
Maintain sanitation standards
Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards
Perform administrative duties as required

What You Bring To The Table
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced workplace
Above average oral and written communication skills
Good work ethic and ability to multitask
High School Diploma
Minimum of 12 months of experience/Previous meat retail experience




Excellent customer service skills
Thorough understanding of Health and Safety legislation, policies and practices is an asset
Post-secondary certification is an asset
Available days, evenings, and weekends

Learn More About Our Story And Culture
Who We Are | Why Work With Us

Total Rewards
We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life.

health and dental benefits
retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan
10% in-store discount at participating banners
virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program
learning and development opportunities
parental leave top-up
paid vacation

Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth.

Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.

Additional Information
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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. Hiring decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment 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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📌 Meat - Assistant Department Manager Meat (Manitoba)
🏢 Safeway Canada
📍 Manitoba