Assistant Meat Manager

Weis Markets•State College, PA

16d

About The Position

The Assistant Meat Manager assists the Meat Manager with daily department operations, including merchandising, executing advertisements, engaging associates, and providing customer service. The role coordinates sales and merchandising plans to maintain appropriate stock levels and freshness, monitors competitors, oversees inventory and orders, and helps control expenses, labor costs, damage, spoilage, and shrink. The Assistant Meat Manager performs the Meat Manager’s duties in their absence and supervises department associates in partnership with, or in the absence of, the department manager. The position helps ensure that meat products are fresh, properly handled, accurately priced, displayed, and available to customers. Duties include cutting and trimming meat, preparing and packaging merchandise, filling customer orders and special requests, maintaining product logs, checking deliveries and invoices, rotating and replenishing stock, and keeping receiving and backroom areas organized. The role also supports associate scheduling, training, performance recognition, and work assignments, and ensures department sanitation and compliance with food, personal safety, health, and OSHA requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
At least 2 years of management experience in a retail, restaurant, or supermarket environment.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in a business-related or food service-related field.
Meat management experience.

Responsibilities

Promote positive, customer-focused behavior and provide courteous customer service, including answering questions, resolving concerns, taking orders, and helping with special requests.
Support the Meat Manager in daily department operations and perform the manager’s duties in their absence.
Coordinate department sales and merchandising plans to maintain proper stock levels and freshness; monitor competitor merchandising, pricing, quality, and signage.
Oversee inventory by reviewing sales reports, orders, supplies, and inventory levels, and checking deliveries and invoices for accuracy.
Assist with associate scheduling, training, recognition, and work assignments; use the Learning Management System for current and new associates.
Maintain organized backroom and product storage; replenish shelves, prioritize specials and high-velocity items, and use cutting lists to support product accuracy and variety.
Handle, cut, trim, grind, weigh, wrap, label, and merchandise meat products as needed; create displays and rotate product.
Monitor product freshness and quality, remove unsaleable or out-of-code products, complete required logs, and follow product dating and rotation procedures.
Control department expenses and losses by improving efficiency and managing labor, damages, spoilage, and shrink.
Maintain clean and sanitary work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, and receiving areas; follow cleaning schedules and dispose of trash and bones properly.
Follow food and personal safety requirements and use company-provided personal protective equipment.
Cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to ensure smooth workflow and assist in other departments when called upon.