Assistant Meat Manager

Albertsons • Sanger, TX

4d

About The Position

The Assistant Meat Manager supports the Meat Manager in leading meat department operations, including merchandising, production, inventory management, food safety compliance, customer service, and team development. The role helps ensure the department delivers fresh, high-quality products while meeting sales, profitability, and operational goals. The Assistant Meat Manager serves as a department leader and assumes responsibility for the department when the Meat Manager is absent.

The position involves supporting daily operations and customer service, maintaining food safety and sanitation standards, assisting with inventory and financial performance, and helping hire, train, coach, and schedule associates. Work takes place in a fast-paced retail environment and includes frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, and reaching, as well as exposure to refrigerated environments, sharp cutting tools, processing equipment, and cleaning chemicals.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience in meat, grocery, food service, or related retail operations.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to lift and move products consistent with job requirements.
• Leadership and team development skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Knowledge of meat products, production processes, and merchandising techniques.
• Ability to analyze sales and operational results.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Commitment to food safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced retail environment.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory or leadership experience in a meat department or grocery environment.
• Knowledge of meat cutting, merchandising, inventory management, and food safety practices.
• Experience managing operational and financial performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing daily meat department activities to achieve sales and profit objectives.
• Support proper cutting, packaging, stocking, and merchandising of meat products.
• Monitor product quality, freshness, and presentation throughout the day.
• Maintain fully stocked, visually appealing displays aligned with company merchandising programs.
• Maintain department conditions that support safe and efficient operations.
• Provide exceptional customer service and help customers with product selection and preparation recommendations.
• Respond promptly and professionally to customer questions, concerns, and special requests.
• Promote department sales through product knowledge and suggestive selling.
• Ensure adherence to food safety, sanitation, and health department regulations.
• Monitor temperature controls, product handling procedures, and sanitation practices.
• Verify compliance with company dating, rotation, and freshness standards.
• Support audits, inspections, and corrective action initiatives.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, and inventory management.
• Help minimize shrink, spoilage, and product loss through effective inventory controls.
• Monitor department sales, margins, and labor performance.
• Support action plans to improve department profitability.
• Assist with hiring, onboarding, and training new associates.
• Coach, guide, and provide performance feedback to department team members.
• Help develop employee skills and promote accountability and teamwork.
• Assist with scheduling to ensure appropriate staffing levels.
• Act as department leader when the Meat Manager is unavailable.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Access to up to 50% of earned wages before payday through a partnership with Stream.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• An inclusive work environment with colleagues who reflect the communities served.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED