Meat Assistant Manager | 37.5 hours | Availability Required 6 am to 10:30 pm

New Seasons Market•Lake Oswego, OR

About The Position

The Meat Assistant Manager partners with the Meat and Seafood Manager to operate the department, including financial stewardship, customer service, department conditions, merchandising, food safety, work safety, communication, and delegation. The role helps ensure an exceptional customer shopping experience through high service standards and product knowledge, while contributing to a positive and collaborative work environment. The position requires a schedule based on business needs, including potential evening, weekend, and holiday shifts. Availability is required between 6:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. The employee must complete and maintain required food and work safety training or certifications. Work takes place in a grocery store environment, with possible exposure to wet or slippery surfaces, moderate noise, cooler and freezer temperature extremes, outdoor conditions, allergens, and chemicals. The role has medium/heavy physical demands, including frequent standing and walking, frequent use of hands and wrists, and lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying items; team lifts are encouraged for objects over 50 pounds.

Requirements

Previous customer service, food service, retail, or grocery experience is required.
Must complete and maintain any required food and work safety trainings or certifications.
Must be able to meet the role's medium/heavy physical demands, including frequently lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying objects weighing 50 pounds and occasionally lifting 100 pounds with a team lift.
Must be available to work shifts based on business needs, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of retail Meat and Seafood departments; butcher shop or meat fabrication industry experience is acceptable.
Prior meat cutting or fabrication experience is highly preferred.
Previous supervisory or management experience.
Entry-to-mid-level proficiency with MS Office.
Working knowledge of POS, inventory, or other retail-specific software.
Financial acumen regarding sales and margin.

Responsibilities

Partner with the department manager to operate all areas of the Meat and Seafood department.
Prioritize and delegate tasks and production, and maintain consistent department conditions.
Ensure products are stocked, rotated, faced, and presented according to merchandising standards and category schematics; help maintain satisfactory in-stock conditions.
Maintain inventory levels to meet sales, margin, and business goals, and order products according to business needs.
Ensure Meat and Seafood products are cut, trimmed, and processed to company standards.
Build attractive displays and arrange products to highlight featured, unique, and seasonal items; implement weekly ad, event, and holiday plans.
Maintain professional vendor relationships, coordinate in-store tastings with Operations, and ensure customer special orders are accurately placed and delivered.
Receive and unload merchandise; check its quality, count, and condition, and communicate issues to management and the merchandising team.
Maintain the organization, rotation, and cleanliness of back stock areas; wrap, weigh, and price products according to department policy.
Assist customers with product selection, share product knowledge, and make recommendations based on customer needs.
Ensure department compliance with company organic standards and support period inventory completion.
Support effective communication within the department and store; report staff issues or conflicts to the department manager, store leadership, and/or Human Resources.
Promote a collaborative team environment through recognition, leading by example, working alongside staff, and fostering open communication and staff contributions.
Follow company rules, policies, values, sustainability program, and applicable food and work safety requirements; contribute to store cleanliness and maintain equipment.
Demonstrate reliable attendance, adapt priorities to changing department or store needs, and perform other assigned tasks.