Meat Manager

Weis Markets•Gap, PA

About The Position

The Meat Manager oversees the functions and operations of the meat department, including customer service, merchandising, staffing and training, inventory, product quality, food safety, sanitation, and expense control. The role supervises department associates and may assume total leadership of the store building in the absence of store management. The number of associates supervised depends on store size and the presence of store management. The manager promotes positive customer relations, handles customer questions and concerns, takes orders, and helps customers select products. They develop merchandising plans and displays, coordinate with other departments and store management, and monitor competitors. They schedule, train, recognize, and delegate work to associates, and participate in performance reviews and interviews. The role manages orders and inventory, checks deliveries and invoices, maintains proper product rotation and storage, monitors freshness and quality, and ensures cases are stocked and attractively presented. The manager may cut, trim, grind, weigh, and wrap meat; prepare customer orders; and handle merchandise and deliveries. They maintain required logs, follow food and personal safety practices, keep work and receiving areas clean and organized, and ensure company procedures and health and OSHA requirements are followed. The role also controls labor and department expenses, reduces product loss, uses company-provided personal protective equipment, and may assist in other departments.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Minimum of three years of management experience in a retail, restaurant, or 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.
Meat management experience.

Responsibilities

Promote positive, customer-focused behavior among associates and provide courteous service to customers.
Answer questions, address concerns, take orders, determine customers’ product preferences, and prepare or help fill requested orders.
Cut and trim meat; may grind and cut certain meats and poultry, and weigh and wrap merchandise at customer request.
Develop localized merchandising plans, create displays, and coordinate cross-merchandising with other departments and store management.
Monitor competitor activity related to merchandising, pricing, quality, and signage.
Schedule department associates; oversee and participate in training; recognize performance; and delegate work effectively.
Participate in associate performance reviews and new-hire interviews, and use the Learning Management System for current and new associates.
Manage inventory and orders to meet customer demand; maintain backroom organization and storage; and oversee shelf replenishment.
Use cutting lists, verify deliveries and invoices, and follow receiving, dating, restocking, and product-rotation procedures.
Monitor freshness and quality, maintain required logs, remove and record out-of-code or unsaleable product, and ensure accurate prices and signage.
Ensure cases are stocked and appealing, and set up displays and rotate products as needed.
Control department expenses, improve operational efficiency, manage labor costs, and reduce losses from damages, spoilage, and shrink.
Ensure associates follow company recipes for prepared products and department procedures for handling spoiled, damaged, or expiring merchandise.
Follow food and personal safety codes and use company-provided personal protective equipment.
Maintain sanitation and organization in the department, backroom, and receiving area; follow cleaning schedules and health and OSHA requirements; and dispose of trash and empty bone cans.
Cooperate with coworkers and superiors, continuously improve job performance, and assist in other departments as needed.
Supervise department associates and may assume total leadership of the building when store management is absent.