Assistant Meat Manager

Albertsons Companies • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

The Assistant Meat Manager supports the daily operations of the Meat Department, helping ensure high-quality products, excellent customer service, proper merchandising, food safety, sanitation, inventory control, and overall department readiness. The position assists the Meat Manager with directing associates, maintaining product standards, and supporting department sales and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, professional, and knowledgeable customer service; assist customers with product selection, preparation questions, and special requests.
• Ensure service cases and displays are full, fresh, clean, and visually appealing; promote featured items, seasonal products, and department specials; address customer concerns and escalate issues when appropriate.
• Assist with daily preparation, cutting, wrapping, packaging, labeling, and merchandising of meat products.
• Maintain product quality, freshness, presentation, and availability; monitor cases, coolers, freezers, and backroom inventory; rotate products and remove outdated or damaged merchandise.
• Assist with opening and closing procedures and overall department readiness.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety requirements; maintain clean and sanitary department areas and equipment.
• Ensure products are properly stored, labeled, dated, and rotated, and monitor appropriate product and storage temperatures.
• Ensure knives, slicers, saws, grinders, wrapping equipment, and other department tools are used safely and properly.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, stocking, and rotating meat products and supplies; maintain inventory levels based on sales and production needs.
• Help control shrink through proper ordering, production, rotation, and product handling; verify deliveries for accuracy, quality, and condition; assist with inventory counts and related procedures.
• Assist with assigning daily responsibilities and directing Meat Department associates; train associates on customer service, product handling, food safety, sanitation, equipment safety, and department procedures.
• Monitor workflow and task completion, provide coaching and direction when needed, and support cross-training and associate development.
• Assist the Meat Manager with daily department planning and execution; maintain required records and documentation.
• Communicate product, inventory, staffing, equipment, and operational concerns to department and store leadership.
• Support merchandising, promotional changes, and price integrity; assist with monitoring department sales, labor, shrink, and productivity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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, subject to eligibility requirements
• Training, career growth, and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities served

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed