Assistant Meat Manager

Albertsons • Desoto, TX

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About The Position

The Assistant Meat Manager supports the daily operation and performance of the Meat Department. The role provides fast, friendly, professional customer service; helps ensure meat products are properly prepared, packaged, labeled, priced, and displayed; and maintains product quality, freshness, presentation, and availability. The Assistant Meat Manager also assists with inventory, ordering, merchandising, production planning, and department records.

The position supports the supervision, training, scheduling, and development of department associates, communicating priorities and performance expectations. It also helps maintain food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards, including proper product temperatures, handling, storage, equipment use, and clean work areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, friendly, and professional customer service and assist customers with product selections, special orders, and preparation suggestions.
• Respond to customer questions and concerns, resolve concerns when possible, and involve store leadership when necessary.
• Promote products through suggestive selling and positive customer interactions.
• Assist with the daily operation of the Meat Department and follow department opening and closing procedures.
• Ensure products are properly prepared, packaged, labeled, priced, and displayed.
• Maintain clean, attractive, fresh, and well-stocked meat displays, and monitor product quality and presentation.
• Assist with daily production planning based on sales and customer demand.
• Ensure proper product rotation and remove outdated or damaged merchandise.
• Assist with ordering, receiving, stocking, and rotating products while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and product freshness.
• Maintain organized coolers, freezers, storage areas, and sales displays.
• Help control inventory, shrink, and department expenses; support physical inventory processes and accurate department records.
• Build and maintain promotional and seasonal displays, and ensure proper pricing, signing, labeling, and code dating.
• Assist with supervising, training, assigning duties to, and scheduling Meat Department associates to maintain appropriate coverage and service.
• Train associates on department standards, food safety, sanitation, product handling, customer service, and company procedures.
• Communicate department priorities and performance expectations, help develop associates with advancement potential, and support productivity, sales, and department performance.
• Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe Meat Department, including equipment, preparation areas, coolers, freezers, display cases, and work areas.
• Ensure proper temperatures and food-handling, sanitation, labeling, and storage requirements are followed.
• Follow company safety policies and procedures and ensure associates use safe sanitation and equipment-handling practices.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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