Meat Manager

Albertsons Companies • South Portland, ME

12h

About The Position

The Meat Manager leads daily Meat Department operations in a fast-paced retail environment, ensuring service, quality, food safety, merchandising, and financial expectations are met. The role contributes to sales and profitability through disciplined execution, production planning, inventory management, and continuous improvement. The manager plans and coordinates food preparation, packaging, stocking, and merchandising; maintains product freshness and department readiness; and responds to customer inquiries and special orders. The position also schedules, trains, coaches, and oversees associates, while ensuring compliance with food safety, sanitation, temperature, regulatory, company safety, grooming, and conduct requirements. Work may involve handling product and working in cooler and freezer environments. Flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, is required; travel is not required.

Requirements

• Clear communication and expectation-setting.
• Consistent, objective decision-making.
• Strong organization and follow-through.
• Ability to lead teams in a structured, time-sensitive environment.
• Competence in meat department production and merchandising execution.
• Competence in inventory management, ordering, and shrink control.
• Competence in labor planning, scheduling, and performance management.
• Competence in food safety, sanitation, and compliance execution.
• Knowledge of meat handling, storage, rotation, and labeling standards.
• Knowledge of food safety and temperature-control requirements.
• Knowledge of store systems, ordering platforms, and department documentation.
• Ability to review sales, labor, inventory, and production data.
• Ability to train and direct associates across department functions.
• Ability to operate department tools and equipment following company guidelines.
• Ability to lift, move, and handle product and work in cooler and freezer environments.
• Flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Reliable attendance and compliance with company safety standards, food safety guidelines, grooming standards, and the Code of Business Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily Meat Department operations to meet service, quality, and financial expectations.
• Maintain a professional, customer-focused environment and respond to customer inquiries and special orders.
• Plan and coordinate daily production activities, including preparation, packaging, stocking, and merchandising.
• Ensure displays are stocked, rotated, labeled, and maintained to company standards.
• Implement promotional and seasonal programs as scheduled.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, sanitation, temperature, and regulatory requirements.
• Review production results and adjust activities to support yield and profitability goals.
• Manage ordering, inventory levels, shrink, reclamation, and departmental expenses.
• Maintain clean, safe work areas, including preparation rooms, coolers, freezers, display cases, and equipment.
• Schedule, train, coach, and oversee associates to ensure coverage and performance expectations.
• Complete and maintain required documentation, including logs, reports, and audits.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Associate discounts.
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick pay, subject to eligibility requirements.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• An inclusive work environment with colleagues who reflect the communities served.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed