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Get Access To All JobsPosition Purpose: Performs all frozen food responsibilities while working with and reporting to the Grocery Manager.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
- Assists the Grocery Manager in directing the operation of the frozen food department, including supervising and training personnel.
- Maintains the quality condition of all frozen grocery products, stocks, rotates and faces products, discards out of code and spoiled products and maintains backroom. Cleans and maintains shelves.
- Assists in ordering, receiving, storing, stocking, inventory control, and building displays.
- Encourages and maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on safe, friendly, and courteous service. Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
- Assists the Grocery Manager in planning, organizing regular and seasonal merchandise requirements and special sales needs.
- Rotates and faces product; processes and discards outdated and spoiled products. Cleans and dusts shelves.
- Orders frozen merchandise.
- Trains, teaches and coaches dairy stocking and conditioning standards.
- Assists with the “dry grocery” order writing.
- Assists with grocery stocking and conditioning.
- Works on new items.
- Assists with the reclamation process.
- Manages backroom inventory, conditions and standards.
- Assists with grocery department merchandising and building displays.
Skills and Physical Requirements:
- Requires strong written and oral communication skills, good leadership and interpersonal skills, and the ability to maintain composure in dealing with customers, vendors and co-workers.
- Friendly, courteous, takes initiative, and maintains composure in dealing with customers, co-workers and vendors as well as having the ability to concentrate and deal with interruptions and customer complaints, etc. Interacts effectively with all levels of personnel, customers, vendors and the public.
- Frequently reaches, lifts, stacks and maneuvers objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs., within the range of floor level to overhead. Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, six-wheel carts and pallet jacks.
- Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly for long periods of time, and bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. May climb ladders.
- Mental alertness is required for safe, accurate completion of work activities and to do repetitious work accurately.
- Requires knowledge of basic mathematics, ability to learn inventory control, pricing, merchandising, and shipping and receiving procedures.
- May utilize cleaning supplies and chemicals from time to time.
- Requires the ability to judge and react to business activity.
- Complies with all Company policies including attendance, grooming standards and dress codes.
Work Environment:
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals.
- Frequent exposure to temperature of 35˚ Fahrenheit while handling product in a cold case, 28˚ Fahrenheit in a cooler and -20˚ Fahrenheit in a freezer.
- Working conditions consist of a temperature controlled store environment. Exposure to varying temperatures while working in the loading and receiving area. Occasional exposure to outdoor environment with varying temperatures.
Safety – Sensitive Position:
Job responsibilities include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others.
DISCLAIMER:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by employees assigned to this job. If you have questions regarding your ability to physically perform the listed job duties and requirements – e.g. lifting, standing, bending, etc. – please speak to your Store Director. All team members must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each store and from store to store.
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.
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.
We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at 1-888-255-2269(option #4).
Position Purpose: Performs all frozen food responsibilities while working with and reporting to the Grocery Manager.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
- Assists the Grocery Manager in directing the operation of the frozen food department, including supervising and training personnel.
- Maintains the quality condition of all frozen grocery products, stocks, rotates and faces products, discards out of code and spoiled products and maintains backroom. Cleans and maintains shelves.
- Assists in ordering, receiving, storing, stocking, inventory control, and building displays.
- Encourages and maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on safe, friendly, and courteous service. Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
- Assists the Grocery Manager in planning, organizing regular and seasonal merchandise requirements and special sales needs.
- Rotates and faces product; processes and discards outdated and spoiled products. Cleans and dusts shelves.
- Orders frozen merchandise.
- Trains, teaches and coaches dairy stocking and conditioning standards.
- Assists with the “dry grocery” order writing.
- Assists with grocery stocking and conditioning.
- Works on new items.
- Assists with the reclamation process.
- Manages backroom inventory, conditions and standards.
- Assists with grocery department merchandising and building displays.
Skills and Physical Requirements:
- Requires strong written and oral communication skills, good leadership and interpersonal skills, and the ability to maintain composure in dealing with customers, vendors and co-workers.
- Friendly, courteous, takes initiative, and maintains composure in dealing with customers, co-workers and vendors as well as having the ability to concentrate and deal with interruptions and customer complaints, etc. Interacts effectively with all levels of personnel, customers, vendors and the public.
- Frequently reaches, lifts, stacks and maneuvers objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs., within the range of floor level to overhead. Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, six-wheel carts and pallet jacks.
- Ability to stand, walk, and move rapidly for long periods of time, and bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. May climb ladders.
- Mental alertness is required for safe, accurate completion of work activities and to do repetitious work accurately.
- Requires knowledge of basic mathematics, ability to learn inventory control, pricing, merchandising, and shipping and receiving procedures.
- May utilize cleaning supplies and chemicals from time to time.
- Requires the ability to judge and react to business activity.
- Complies with all Company policies including attendance, grooming standards and dress codes.
Work Environment:
- Exposure to cleaning chemicals.
- Frequent exposure to temperature of 35˚ Fahrenheit while handling product in a cold case, 28˚ Fahrenheit in a cooler and -20˚ Fahrenheit in a freezer.
- Working conditions consist of a temperature controlled store environment. Exposure to varying temperatures while working in the loading and receiving area. Occasional exposure to outdoor environment with varying temperatures.
Safety – Sensitive Position:
Job responsibilities include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others.
DISCLAIMER:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by employees assigned to this job. If you have questions regarding your ability to physically perform the listed job duties and requirements – e.g. lifting, standing, bending, etc. – please speak to your Store Director. All team members must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each store and from store to store.
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.
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.
We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at 1-888-255-2269(option #4).
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Food Service Director
Match your degree to the role
H-1B approval for Food Service Directors hinges on proving specialty occupation status. A degree in food service management, hospitality management, or dietetics directly tied to your job duties strengthens the petition and reduces RFE risk.
Target institutional food service employers
Hospital systems, university dining programs, and large contract food service operators file H-1B petitions far more consistently than independent restaurants. Filter your search to these employer categories, where HR teams already understand sponsorship workflows.
Search verified H-1B filers on Migrate Mate
Pull up Food Service Director roles on Migrate Mate to see which employers have active H-1B LCA filing history. That filing history confirms the employer has sponsored this exact job category before, not just adjacent roles.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage meeting DOL prevailing wage levels for your location and job title. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the Level I through Level IV wage bands before your offer conversation so you negotiate inside compliant ranges.
Clarify whether your employer is H-1B cap-exempt
Hospitals affiliated with universities and nonprofit research institutions may qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers, letting you start without waiting for the annual lottery. Confirm your prospective employer's cap-exempt status directly with their HR or legal team before accepting an offer.
H-1B Visa Food Service Director: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Food Service Director role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It qualifies when the position requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as food service management, hospitality management, dietetics, or nutrition as a standard entry requirement. Generic management experience without that degree requirement won't support the specialty occupation finding, so the job description language matters significantly when the employer prepares the petition.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Food Service Directors most consistently?
Hospital systems, university and college dining operations, and national contract food service companies represent the most consistent H-1B sponsors for this title because they have dedicated HR and legal infrastructure for immigration filings. Independent restaurants and small catering companies rarely sponsor because they lack that infrastructure. Migrate Mate lets you filter specifically for employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history in this job category.
How does the DOL prevailing wage requirement affect Food Service Director H-1B petitions?
Before filing an H-1B petition, your employer must obtain a certified Labor Condition Application from DOL confirming the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your job title and work location. The wage level, from Level I through Level IV, depends on your experience and supervisory responsibilities. You can look up applicable wage rates using the OFLC Wage Search before your offer stage.
Can a Food Service Director on OPT use cap-gap protection while waiting for H-1B approval?
Yes, if your employer submits a timely H-1B petition before your OPT expires and you're selected in the lottery, cap-gap automatically extends your work authorization through September 30 of that fiscal year. If premium processing is used and the petition is approved earlier, your H-1B status begins October 1. USCIS provides specific cap-gap guidance covering F-1 students transitioning through this period.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change food service employers after approval?
H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer once they file a non-frivolous H-1B transfer petition on your behalf, without waiting for approval, as long as your current H-1B has been approved for at least 180 days. The new employer must file a fresh LCA and I-129 covering your new role, wages, and worksite.