Meat Department Manager
About The Position
The Meat Department Manager sets standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and department profitability. The manager coordinates delivery of fresh, high-quality products at competitive retail prices and oversees the department’s daily operations, employees, inventory, pricing, sales, displays, and equipment. This role recruits, hires, trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates department employees; establishes goals, schedules, and daily work plans; handles customer concerns; and works with store leadership. The manager maintains product freshness and proper storage, analyzes sales and trends, prepares advertising projections, and ensures department and company policies are followed. The position also provides direct customer service and may assist in other store areas as needed. The role involves daily contact with customers, employees, suppliers/vendors, and the public, with occasional contact with regulatory agencies during inspections. It is a fast-paced environment with exposure to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals/solvents, and electrical shock. The manager is responsible for company assets, including equipment and merchandise, and has access to confidential employee and business information.
Requirements
- High school education or equivalent.
- Ability to use logical or scientific thinking to solve problems involving abstract and concrete variables.
- Ability to perform arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
- Ability to compose original correspondence, interpret written work instructions, interview job applicants, follow technical manuals, and interact with people.
- Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally with shared team lifting, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
- Ability to perform climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
- Visual ability to see at distances from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet, with or without correction, and to demonstrate depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen is required.
Nice To Haves
- Computer meat program.
- Hy-Vee food safety training.
- Dale Carnegie training.
- Over one year of related work experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Set department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and profitability.
- Promote a friendly atmosphere, encourage employees to serve customers courteously, and provide direct customer assistance.
- Answer customer calls and take product orders; handle and resolve customer issues.
- Recruit, hire, train, supervise, discipline, and evaluate department employees.
- Determine department goals with the store director, create weekly schedules, and establish daily work plans.
- Inspect signage and displays, order replenishment product, and communicate sales information and ideas to employees.
- Determine retail pricing and ensure products are priced correctly and competitively.
- Extend and post invoices and oversee department bookkeeping procedures.
- Analyze weekly and monthly sales and trends, compare results to actuals, prepare advertising projections, and write advertisements.
- Conduct department inventory; plan displays and promotions; and determine pre-orders.
- Maintain proper product temperatures and storage procedures to ensure freshness and control shrink.
- Troubleshoot equipment and ensure maintenance is performed.
- Maintain personal hygiene and dress standards and follow company policies and store guidelines.
- Attend meetings and seminars and participate in continuing education.
- Fill displays, work in the sales area, unload trucks, check in deliveries, and place products in appropriate storage.
- Assist in other store areas and perform other departmental duties and special projects as required.
- Instruct, assign, review, and plan the work of others; maintain standards, coordinate activities, allocate personnel, address employee problems, and select new employees.
- Approve employee discipline and recommend employee transfers, discharges, and salary increases.
- Report to work as scheduled and on time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
