Meat Manager

Weis Markets•Upper Marlboro, MD

42d•$18 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a passionate and customer-focused Meat Manager to lead their meat department. This role involves ensuring excellent customer service, managing department operations, leading a team, and driving sales through effective merchandising and inventory management. The company emphasizes teamwork, associate growth, and community involvement.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
Minimum (3) years' experience in management within a retail/restaurant/supermarket environment.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Promote excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer-focused behavior with associates.
Greet customers, answer questions, and resolve concerns promptly and professionally.
Focus on continuous improvement in all areas of the department.
Take customer orders over the phone or in person.
Determine customer needs regarding size and appearance of products.
Create finished products in a timely fashion, including cutting and trimming product.
Develop and implement localized merchandising plans and create displays for new or seasonal items.
Develop and maintain communications with other departments and the store manager for cross-merchandising plans.
Monitor competitor activity concerning merchandising, pricing, quality, and signage.
Schedule Meat associates, oversee and participate in training, reward and recognize performance, and delegate work assignments.
Participate in associate annual performance reviews and new hire interviews.
Utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) for training.
Manage inventory levels and review orders to meet customer demand.
Maintain backroom organization and product storage within company guidelines.
Oversee shelf replenishment efforts to ensure product availability.
Utilize cutting list for accuracy and variety of product.
Check and verify all department deliveries and invoices.
May help unload merchandise and transport to sales floor or storage area.
Enforce and follow department practices regarding receiving, dating, and restocking to ensure product rotation.
Monitor product quality and freshness.
Break down deliveries.
Control department expenses by improving operations, controlling labor costs, and reducing losses.
Ensure associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products.
Maintain freshness by properly removing and recording out-of-code products.
Complete required product logs.
Keep meat department cases well stocked and appealing.
Make suggestions to customers, answer questions about various cuts and preparation of products.
Take orders for future delivery and help fill special requests.
Help resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
Set up displays and rotate product as needed.
Ensure meat is fresh, in saleable condition with proper prices and signage.
Handle spoiled, damaged, or close-to-expiration product according to company procedures.
Remove product that is not saleable.
May grind and cut certain meats and poultry.
Weigh and wrap merchandise, apply sticker showing correct price and weight.
Maintain necessary logs to track freshness and quality.
Adhere to all food and personal safety codes.
Maintain backroom and receiving area security and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
Follow cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases are well maintained and meet health and OSHA requirements.
Dispose of trash properly and empty bone cans.
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
Ensure smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors.
Continuously improve job performance.
Responsible for utilization of all company-provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
May assist in other departments.
Supervise associates within the department.
May assume total leadership of the building in absence of store management.

Benefits

health plan
dental
vision
flexible spending accounts
short term disability
basic life and AD&D
group whole life with long term care rider
voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness
401(k) retirement savings plans
scholarship program
associate discount programs
auto and home insurance
employee assistance program
pet insurance
purchasing power
ID theft protection
legal services
paid time off
sick pay
quarterly incentive based on eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.