Meat Manager

Weis Markets • Nottingham, MD

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Manager oversees the Meat Department, including customer service, merchandising, staffing and training, inventory, product quality, food safety, sanitation, and department operations. The role promotes positive customer-focused behavior, responds to questions and concerns, takes orders, and helps customers select products and fulfill special requests. The manager cuts and trims meat, prepares customer orders, and ensures products are fresh, correctly priced, attractively displayed, and available to meet demand.

The position develops localized merchandising plans and coordinates with other departments and store management on cross-merchandising and financial objectives. It schedules, trains, recognizes, and delegates work to department associates; participates in performance reviews and interviews; and uses the Learning Management System. The manager manages orders, deliveries, product rotation, inventory, labor costs, expenses, and shrink while maintaining organized backroom and receiving areas.

The role ensures company procedures and applicable food safety, personal safety, health, and OSHA requirements are followed. It oversees cleaning and sanitation, required logs, the handling of spoiled or damaged product, and use of company-provided personal protective equipment. The manager supervises department associates and may assume leadership of the building when store management is absent. Other duties may include helping unload merchandise, assisting other departments, and handling related tasks after training.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least 3 years of management experience in a retail, restaurant, or supermarket environment.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with or without accommodation.
• Ability to follow food and personal safety codes and use required personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor's degree in a business-related or food service-related field.
• Meat management experience.

Responsibilities

• Promote excellent customer relations and positive customer-focused behavior among associates.
• Greet customers, answer questions, resolve concerns, take orders, make product suggestions, and fulfill special requests courteously.
• Cut and trim products and prepare customer orders in a timely manner.
• Develop localized merchandising plans and create displays for new and seasonal items.
• Coordinate cross-merchandising plans with other departments and store management; monitor competitor merchandising, pricing, quality, and signage.
• Schedule, train, recognize, and delegate work to Meat Department associates; participate in performance reviews and new-hire interviews; use the Learning Management System.
• Manage inventory and orders, verify deliveries and invoices, maintain backroom organization, and ensure products are replenished and rotated appropriately.
• Monitor product freshness and quality; maintain required logs; handle spoiled, damaged, or unsaleable products according to company procedures.
• Control department expenses, labor costs, damages, spoilage, and shrink.
• Ensure prepared products follow company recipes and meat cases are stocked, appealing, correctly priced, and properly signed.
• Follow food and personal safety requirements, use company-provided personal protective equipment, and maintain a clean and sanitary department in accordance with schedules and guidelines.
• Maintain security and organization in the backroom and receiving area, including promoting 5S procedures.
• Dispose of trash, empty bone cans, and assist with baling cardboard or related duties when properly trained.
• Cooperate with coworkers and superiors, continuously improve job performance, and assist other departments as needed.
• Supervise department associates and potentially assume building leadership in the absence of store management.

Benefits

• Health plan
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short-term disability
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Group whole life insurance with long-term care rider
• Voluntary insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Scholarship program
• Associate discount programs
• Auto and home insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Pet insurance
• Purchasing power program
• Identity theft protection
• Legal services
• Paid time off
• Sick pay
• Quarterly incentive, subject to eligibility and position-specific criteria

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED