Closing Manager

Job Title: Closing Manager

Job Code: 973

Department: Grocery

Reports To: Store Manager

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

EEOC Codes: 41-1011, 4700

Wage: $17.65 to $23.50, depending on experience.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – 100% Company paid
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – 100% Company paid; allocations begin at age 21

Years of Credited Service | Vested Percentage

• Less than two years – 0%
• Two years – 20%
• Three years – 40%
• Four years – 60%
• Five years – 80%
• Six or more years – 100%

• Daily Pay – Employee's option to work today get paid today
• 401K – Company matching up to 4% (if elected)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (no deductible medical option) – Employer pays the majority of premium
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – (depending on the plan selected)
• Paid holidays include:
  New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (time and a half for worked holidays)
• Three days of Bereavement pay
• Three days Jury pay
• Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave – The Company pays 26.78% of the premium
• Washington Paid Sick & Safe Leave – Employees earn 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked

To provide guidance and empowerment to all store associates, and model how to actively engage guests, ensuring they receive unparalleled hospitality and professional service.

• Creating a welcoming atmosphere for everyone.
• Embracing Yoke's Core Values and Mission Statement as an integral part of your contribution to our team.
• Promoting Yoke's sales and company growth by patronizing Yoke's stores and representing our company in the community with a positive message.
• Participating enthusiastically with genuine care for our shared success, always remembering we are the owners of Yoke's.

The following are the core and essential responsibilities of this position. Associates are responsible for completing any and all duties assigned as required for the successful operation of our business. All associates are required to perform their job duties in a manner that upholds the integrity and honesty of our company.

• Reporting for assigned shifts on time, and on a regular basis, capable of communicating clearly and demonstrating suitable physical abilities to safely perform assigned tasks and duties, and prepared to provide excellent service and leadership.
• Promoting sales through active discussions with guests, offering product recommendations, and discussing current promotions and service information. (Examples may include while in the check stand: asking guests if they need stamps or ice, chatting about Yoke's signature items, fresh board, and sweet deal suggestions, or providing information on reusable bag rebates).

• Performing all work with regard to the laws, policies, and confidentiality regulations of the company, and in compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines. Advising the Store Manager or appropriate personnel of any discrepancies.
• Identifying and supporting the development of associates who show promise or interest in increased responsibility.

Practicing Food Safety – Active Managerial Control for all food handling departments by being proactive at finding and preventing food safety risks, ensuring that all food handling Department Managers, Assistant Department Managers, and Leads are properly trained and are actively training associates on food safety practices. These practices include knowing personal health and illness symptoms to report to the management, monitoring food temperatures with thermometers, proper hand washing when required, using tongs or other barriers with ready‑to‑eat food, cooking meat to proper temperatures, washing produce before cutting, and preventing cross‑contamination.

Active Managerial Control requires management to ensure Associates follow food safety requirements by checking their work and providing corrective action as needed.

• Guiding front‑end and perimeter department operations by supervising and working as a cashier in the front‑end ensuring service levels in the absence of a Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, 3rd Manager, or 4th Manager.
• Closing Managers will be assigned…