Central Food Production Meat Manager

Harmons•West Valley City, UT

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to ensure that Harmons’ Central Food Production Facility consistently delivers safe, high quality, profitable, and efficient Meat production. This role is responsible for overseeing all Meat associates and production equipment to guarantee smooth, safe, and timely operations. A key focus of the position is close collaboration with USDA Inspectors, Quality and Control team, and Sanitation team to ensure our HACCP Plan, GMPs, SSOPs are followed.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED required
PCQI certification required
Familiarity with all cuts of meat and how to prepare them
Must enjoy working with and handling meat products
Enjoys and has experience preparing, cooking, and eating a variety of seafood and meat products
Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation standards, and regulatory compliance (FDA, USDA, OSHA, FSMA)
Experience with automated food production equipment
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot mechanical issues and perform basic repairs
Ability to interpret policies and procedures
Excellent organization and planning skills
Must possess solid communication skills, including verbal and listening skills in order to effectively and efficiently communicate with and manage diverse groups of people
Ability to professionally and appropriately handle conflict
Must possess the ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for one’s own success as well as the success of your team
Required to make logical, significant decisions using general, recognized analytical skills and techniques
Must possess integrity, a positive attitude, be mission-driven, and be self-directed with a demonstrated passion for Harmons’ mission and commitment to working collaboratively
Continually strives to be product minded, customer minded, personnel minded, detailed, forward focused, and consistent
Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays

Nice To Haves

some college education preferred
five years of meat department/butcher experience preferred

Responsibilities

Follows established HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, and FSMA standards
Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, OSHA, and local health department regulations
Ensures labeling accuracy of lot codes for traceability
Ensures the quality and presentation of all Meat items produced in Central Food Production meets Harmons’ standards
Is knowledgeable about all cuts of beef, pork, chicken, seafood, etc. and is able to cut all meats
Writing the Central Food Production Meat department schedule to ensure coverage and meet production and labor goals
Teaches, mentors, and educates associates to help them be successful members of the team
Provides honest, direct, and constant feedback to associates regarding their performance and areas of improvement; assesses associate performance and influences promotion, discipline, etc.
Promptly addresses and resolves associates’ concerns and/or grievances
Follows sales plans to ensure production levels meet store needs for sales growth and appropriate in stock conditions
Plans production based off forecast and provides ingredient information to Central Food Production Inventory Control Manager for ordering
Rotates and manages finished products in the shipping cooler using FIFO methods
Assist in adjusting processes and production flow to be as efficient as possible
Hold PCQI certification as a leader in Harmons Central Food Production Facility
Assists as needed to ensure the success of the Central Production Facility as a whole
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.