Meat Manager

Weis Markets•Jersey Shore, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Manager oversees the functions of the meat department, including customer service, merchandising, associate scheduling and supervision, inventory, product quality, expenses, safety, sanitation, and department operations. The role promotes positive customer-focused behavior and continuous improvement, and may assume leadership of the store in the absence of store management. The specific number of associates supervised depends on store size and the presence of store management. The manager takes customer orders, cuts and trims product, maintains attractive and well-stocked cases and displays, and ensures meat is fresh, properly priced, rotated, and handled according to company procedures. The role also coordinates deliveries and invoices, maintains department records and logs, controls labor costs and losses, and ensures associates follow company recipes and safety requirements. The position may involve helping in other departments and performing related tasks such as unloading merchandise or baling cardboard when properly trained.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
At least 3 years of management experience in a retail, restaurant, or supermarket environment.
Ability to perform each essential duty 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 a positive, customer-focused approach among associates; answer questions and resolve concerns promptly and courteously.
Take customer orders in person or by phone, determine customer preferences, and prepare requested products in a timely manner, including cutting and trimming product.
Develop and implement localized merchandising plans and displays, coordinate cross-merchandising with other departments and the store manager, and monitor competitor merchandising, pricing, and quality.
Schedule meat department associates; oversee and participate in training; recognize performance; delegate assignments; participate in annual performance reviews and new-hire interviews; and use the Learning Management System for associate training.
Manage inventory and review orders to meet customer demand; maintain organized storage; oversee shelf replenishment; and use the cutting list to support accurate product variety.
Check and verify deliveries and invoices; follow receiving, dating, restocking, and product-rotation practices; monitor freshness and quality; and break down deliveries.
Control expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, managing labor costs, reducing damage, spoilage, and shrink, ensuring correct use of company recipes, removing and recording out-of-code products, and completing product logs.
Keep cases stocked and appealing; make product suggestions; answer questions about cuts and preparation; take future-delivery orders and fulfill special requests; rotate products and maintain displays, pricing, and signage; and remove unsaleable product according to company standards.
Grind and cut certain meats and poultry as needed; weigh and wrap merchandise, apply accurate price-and-weight labels, and maintain freshness and quality logs.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling product and using kitchen tools; use company-provided personal protective equipment.
Maintain the security and organization of backroom and receiving areas, promote 5S procedures, and ensure department sanitation, cleaning schedules, and health and OSHA requirements are met.
Dispose of trash and empty bone cans; assist with baling cardboard or related duties when properly trained.
Cooperate with coworkers and superiors, continuously improve job performance, and assist in other departments when called upon.
Supervise department associates and potentially assume total building leadership in the absence of store management.