Manager In Training Meat Department

WinCo Foods•Surprise, AZ

About The Position

The Manager in Training for the Meat Department learns the duties required of a Meat Department Manager and assists with directing and controlling meat department operations. The role covers multiple locations within an area and includes learning and supporting personnel supervision, merchandise planning and ordering, customer service, product quality and freshness, cost control, labor targets, profit margins, and sales goals. The employee also performs meat department clerk duties as needed and completes a classroom and on-the-job Manager in Training program. The position supports department sales and gross-margin objectives; creates promotional and seasonal displays; prepares and packages products; manages inventory, pricing, records, and expenses; and helps ensure product selection, freshness, safe handling, and accurate merchandising. It assists with training, scheduling, motivating, and supervising employees, and supports customer relations and sales. Work includes receiving and handling freight, operating department equipment, maintaining clean and safe work areas, and complying with applicable food-handling laws, company standards, and security policies.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Effective communication with coworkers and customers and ability to follow written instructions.
Previous meat department or equivalent experience demonstrating understanding of overall company practices.
Leadership skills in communication, people management, customer and employee relations, analysis, order planning, judgment, and responding to business activity.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute weights and measures.
Ability to operate computers and Windows software in a work setting.
Ability to perform all meat department clerk duties competently and independently.
Ability to perform supervisory tasks, including interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, and disciplining.
Excellent verbal, written, electronic, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Ability to reach, lift, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 pounds frequently; work for prolonged periods with hands exposed to moisture; and work for prolonged periods in refrigerated areas from 32 to 50°F, handling goods occasionally as cold as -20°F and frequently as cold as 28°F.
Ability to make safe and quick movements and operate related equipment with manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
Mental alertness when working around potential hazards, procedures, equipment such as knives and cookers, and work aids.
Ability to work around machinery emitting heat and cold conditions.
Knowledge of all areas of department production, and ability to learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures, and department policies.
Ability to learn product taste, content, and perishability; conduct visual inspections; and read reports and manuals.
Ability to calculate inventory and perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.
Ability to stand for long periods; walk and move rapidly; bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently; and perform repetitive arm and hand movements frequently.
Ability to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to 50 pounds from floor level to overhead frequently.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks containing substantial product weight.
Ability to use cleaning chemicals according to manufacturers’ guidelines and instructions.
Ability to handle food products according to State and County laws and WinCo standards.
Current Food Handlers Certification as required by State and County laws and WinCo standards.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a role with formal supervision responsibilities, or completion of supervisory training, coursework, or education.
Experience managing products, including inventory, display, and product maintenance within a department.

Responsibilities

Assist the Meat Department Manager in meeting projected sales and gross-margin objectives, controlling expenses, preventing shrink, and maintaining cost and quality controls.
Create promotional and seasonal displays; prepare, proof, stage, package, and prepare products and department sales or production guides.
Order, check, receive, and control merchandise and ingredients; manage inventory, conduct inventories, and maintain department records and sales figures.
Ensure product quantity, quality, freshness, proper temperatures, correct labeling and dating, and compliance with policies for re-work, reduced-to-clear items, damage, and spoilage.
Build, maintain, and organize product displays and storage areas; stock and rotate products; inspect displays and remove outdated or spoiled products.
Trim, cut, wrap, tray, display, water, and prepare products as needed; ensure proper pricing and signing.
Learn and assist with supervising, motivating, coaching, training, and hiring department personnel; monitor performance and recommend personnel actions.
Learn and assist with scheduling personnel according to coverage needs and service levels.
Provide customer service, handle customer relations, and use suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
Merchandise products according to schematics and advertised or special-item requirements; follow signing procedures, analyze cutting tests, and respond to customer demand.
Maintain cleanliness and appearance of work areas, storage areas, equipment, and retail displays; clean by mopping, sweeping, and removing garbage.
Maintain a safe and secure work environment and comply with security policies.
Perform receiving duties, verify orders against invoices, report shortages and claims, break down and date loads, and stack, price, and mark merchandise.
Break down freight, move products into inventory, and operate a forklift as needed.
Perform all duties honestly and with integrity, complete the Manager in Training classroom and on-the-job training program, and perform other assigned duties.