Job Description
The Dairy Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the dairy department, ensuring product availability, freshness, and proper merchandising. This role leads dairy associates, maintains inventory control, and ensures the department meets sales, quality, and food safety standards while delivering an excellent customer experience.
Key ResponsibilitiesDepartment Operations
- Oversee daily dairy department functions, including stocking, rotation, and product presentation
- Ensure shelves, coolers, and backstock are properly maintained and organized
- Maintain full, fresh, and visually appealing dairy displays at all times
- Monitor and manage inventory levels to meet customer demand
Team Leadership & Supervision
- Supervise, train, and support dairy clerks and stockers
- Assign tasks and ensure efficient workflow during shifts
- Reinforce productivity, stocking standards, and accountability
- Promote a positive, team-oriented work environment
Product Quality & Freshness
- Ensure strict adherence to rotation (FIFO) and date-checking processes
- Monitor product quality and remove outdated or damaged items promptly
- Maintain proper temperature controls for all refrigerated products
- Ensure all items meet food safety and freshness standards
Merchandising & Sales Execution
- Execute promotional displays, ad items, and seasonal sets
- Ensure accurate pricing, tagging, and signage throughout the department
- Identify opportunities to increase sales through strong in-stock conditions and display execution
- Monitor sales trends and adjust stocking accordingly
Inventory & Shrink Control
- Manage backroom organization and inventory accuracy
- Minimize shrink through proper handling, rotation, and ordering practices
- Assist with inventory counts and product receiving
- Ensure proper storage of all dairy products
Safety & Compliance
- Maintain compliance with food safety, sanitation, and health regulations
- Ensure all refrigeration equipment is functioning properly and report issues
- Enforce safe stocking practices, including lifting and equipment use
- Maintain a clean, safe, and hazard-free work environment
- Previous grocery, dairy, or perishable department experience preferred
- Supervisory or leadership experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of product rotation, freshness, and food safety standards
- Ability to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and work in cold environments
- Leadership and accountability
- Attention to detail and freshness standards
- Time management and execution
- Customer focus
- Consistency and reliability
- Fast-paced retail environment with frequent physical activity
- Exposure to refrigerated conditions and temperature changes
- Standing, lifting, bending, and repetitive tasks throughout shift
Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.
Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.
Bring your flavor
Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.
Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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