MEAT/DEPT LEADER

Smith's Food And Drug • Elko, NV

398d

About The Position

The Meat/Department Leader at Smith's Food and Drug is responsible for overseeing the meat department operations, ensuring excellent customer service, compliance with company policies, and effective management of staff. This role involves training employees, maintaining product quality, and managing department budgets while fostering a positive work environment.

Requirements

• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to make intelligent decisions quickly.
• Able to tactfully and calmly handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers.
• Possess abilities and skills for effective production, merchandising, and customer services related to preparation and sale of products.
• Understanding of all key components of department operations.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling.

Nice To Haves

• Meat work experience or similar experience in food preparation.
• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Develop maximum customer relations through friendliness and courtesy and implementation of all company policies.
• Keep department temperature logs accurately updated and maintained.
• Train and follow up with Meat department associates on temperature logs to guarantee accurately recorded temperatures.
• Perform and direct others in pricing and displaying of merchandise.
• Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and proper space allocation for merchandise.
• Provide input on department budgets, goals and results.
• Train and develop all Meat department employees, ensuring proper emphasis on customer courtesy and productivity.
• Implement company programs and adhere to company policies and procedures, particularly in the area of maintenance of a work environment free of unlawful harassment or discrimination.
• Make recommendations regarding the hiring, firing, disciplining, demoting, transferring and evaluating of all meat department associates.
• Demonstrate the ability and desire to promote, communicate and implement company initiatives and process improvements to direct reports in a positive manner.
• Demonstrate aptitude to manage people and organize workloads.
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food and Beverage Retailers
• Education Level: No Education Listed