Meat Lead

Walmart•Virginia Beach, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Meat Department Lead, you drive sales in the meat department and supervise hourly associates to deliver value to members. You model expertise in Meat and work collaboratively with other team leaders to meet members’ expectations. The role combines team leadership, product and operational expertise, use of digital tools, business ownership, and talent development. You are also expected to promote company policies, ethics, and values and to help the team adapt to change and improve results.

Requirements

At least 6 months of experience in a meat production department or at least 6 months of experience supervising a team.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments within the prescribed time period if selected.

Nice To Haves

Retail fresh experience.
Supervisory experience.
Food Handler Certification (Food Safety).

Responsibilities

Supervise the meat department team to deliver the business plan and contribute to the club’s overall success by communicating department goals, executing company programs, following policies, and advocating for members, associates, and the company.
Collaborate with other team leaders to help ensure the club meets members’ expectations.
Maintain knowledge of department business, floor and backroom operations, product updates, and product specifications; ensure quality, inventory, production, equipment use, safety, sanitation, and compliance meet company and regulatory standards.
Share product knowledge, prioritize team training on item specifications and approved equipment, and help members select products.
Use digital tools and handheld technology to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, support associate engagement, and make decisions about production, training, and product quality; encourage adoption of new tools.
Drive business results and operational excellence by maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area; forecasting, planning, and producing with digital tools; facilitating inventory and ordering; maintaining appropriate staffing; meeting audit and compliance standards; keeping meat and seafood equipment and storage systems working; and displaying merchandise according to the layout plan.
Identify team training needs, develop skills, encourage career growth, and source talent internally and externally.
Develop, communicate, and implement processes and practices by collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; analyzing information; monitoring results; and addressing improvement opportunities.
Promote compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards, including explaining how to apply them, implementing action plans, using the Open Door Policy, and assisting management with ethical and compliance issues.
Lead and participate in teams by sharing resources and information, determining customer needs and business priorities, coordinating assignments, and providing advice, feedback, and support to achieve timelines and quality standards.
Model respect, inclusion, integrity, humility, accountability, customer service, continuous improvement, and resilience; build trusting relationships and help develop and recognize others.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave; PTO and/or PPTO may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Company-paid Live Better U education benefit, with programs from high school completion to bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are paid, subject to eligibility requirements.
Performance-based bonus awards.
Potential premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.