Meat Department Manager-Salary

Hy-Vee•Davenport, IA

About The Position

The Meat Department Manager sets department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and profitability. The manager coordinates delivery of fresh, high-quality products at competitive retail prices and is responsible for department operations, staff, merchandise, and company assets. The role reports to the District Store Director, Store Manager, and Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, and Health Wellness Home, and supervises Meat Department Employees. The position includes recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, disciplining, and evaluating employees; setting goals and work plans; managing customer service; ordering and pricing products; overseeing merchandising, sales projections, bookkeeping, and inventory; and maintaining product freshness, storage, equipment, and department standards. The manager also supports other store areas as needed. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
Ability to perform logical or scientific thinking to solve problems involving several 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, and follow technical manuals.
Ability to interact with people.
Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally through 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 both less than 20 inches and greater than 20 feet, with or without correction, and to demonstrate depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with daily exposure to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals or solvents, and electrical shock.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen is required.

Nice To Haves

Over one year of related work experience is preferred.
Computer meat program.
Hy-Vee food safety training.
Dale Carnegie training is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Maintain a positive, friendly, and team-oriented atmosphere and set an example of prompt, courteous customer service.
Set standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and department profitability.
Assist customers with finding or reaching products, carrying items, product requests, and other needs; answer calls and take product orders.
Recruit, hire, train, supervise, discipline, and evaluate department employees.
Determine department goals with the store director, establish weekly schedules, and create daily work plans.
Inspect signage and displays, order products for replenishment, and communicate sales information and ideas to employees.
Handle and resolve customer issues.
Set retail prices 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 preserve freshness and control shrink.
Troubleshoot equipment and ensure maintenance is performed.
Follow department and company requirements for personal hygiene, dress, and other policies; report to work as scheduled and on time.
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.
Perform departmental duties, assist in other store areas as needed, and complete other job-related duties and special projects.
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.
Safeguard company assets, including equipment and merchandise.