A new grocery store is opening in Miami. What to know about the market and what it needs
As Sprouts Farmers Market gets ready to open a new location in a developing Miami-Dade neighborhood in January, the specialty grocer where produce is the main event is looking to hire.
Here’s what to know:
Where is the new Sprouts?
The coming Sprouts store #656, the seventh in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas and the 45th in Florida since opening the first in Tampa Bay in 2017, debuts at 7 a.m. Jan. 19 at 2750 SW 27th Ter. in the Coconut Grove area on South Dixie Highway.
What is Sprouts?
If you haven’t been inside a Sprouts yet, think of it like the produce department at Publix, Winn-Dixie or Sedano’s gone large.
The chain, which has grown to about 400 stores in 23 states, focuses on fresh and organic produce making that department a focal point in its stores. But there are also bulk goods aisles festooned with nuts, grains, granola and coffee beans by weight. There are vitamins and body care sections.
And like most grocers, including Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, there are frozen foods, packaged groceries, meat and seafood, prepared foods, deli, baked goods and dairy departments, as well as household items.
Sprouts will reveal opening day celebration plans shortly, the company said.
Employment opportunities
The grocer says it needs about 80 full- and part-time employees to staff the new Grove location.
What you need: “A passion for the fresh, natural and organic products offered throughout the store,” Sprouts’ marketing department said in a news release.
How to apply: Two in-person team member hiring events are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. There is a 90-minute break between sessions on both days from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Walk in at either hiring fair at the Courtyard by Marriott Coral Gables at 2051 S Le Jeune Rd. in Coral Gables. You’re encouraged to bring a copy of your résumé. Details about this hiring event and others nationally at Sprouts are online at about.sprouts.com/hiring-events/.
What is Sprouts looking for? Employment opportunities at the Miami location include department managers and assistant department managers and clerks for the produce, vitamins and body Care, meat and seafood, deli, grocery and bakery departments. Also, cashiers, courtesy clerks, backup receiver, administrative coordinator and a scan coordinator.
This story was originally published November 22, 2023 at 11:34 AM.
