Meat Manager

Weis Markets•Nanticoke, PA

About The Position

The Meat Manager oversees the functions of the meat department, promoting positive customer service, continuous improvement, effective merchandising, and department profitability. The role manages inventory, ordering, deliveries, product quality and freshness, replenishment, food safety, sanitation, and department organization. The manager schedules, trains, and supervises associates, delegates work, recognizes performance, and participates in hiring and performance reviews. The position may also assume leadership of the store building in the absence of store management and may assist other departments. The manager serves customers by taking orders, preparing and trimming meat products, answering questions, making suggestions, fulfilling special requests, and addressing concerns. Duties also include cutting or grinding certain meats and poultry, weighing and wrapping products, maintaining product logs and displays, and ensuring appropriate pricing, signage, rotation, and handling of unsaleable products. The role requires following company procedures and food, personal, health, and OSHA safety standards, using provided personal protective equipment, and maintaining clean and organized work areas.

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.
Meat management experience is preferred.

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 and provide polite, professional service, including resolving concerns promptly.
Take customer orders in person or by phone, identify customer preferences, prepare products in a timely manner, and fulfill future orders and special requests.
Cut, trim, and, as needed, grind meat and poultry; weigh and wrap products and apply accurate price and weight labels.
Develop localized merchandising plans, create displays, coordinate cross-merchandising with other departments, and monitor competitor merchandising, pricing, and quality.
Schedule, train, supervise, and delegate work to department associates; recognize performance and participate in interviews and annual performance reviews.
Use the Learning Management System for current and new associates.
Manage inventory, review orders, verify deliveries and invoices, maintain backroom storage, and ensure replenishment meets customer demand.
Follow cutting lists and receiving, dating, restocking, and rotation practices; monitor product freshness and quality and remove or record unsaleable and out-of-code products.
Control department expenses, labor costs, damages, spoilage, and shrink while improving operational efficiency.
Ensure associates follow company recipes and complete required product logs.
Maintain attractive, well-stocked meat cases with accurate prices and signage; rotate products and prioritize specials and high-velocity items.
Follow food and personal safety procedures, use company-provided personal protective equipment, and maintain department and receiving-area security and organization using 5S procedures.
Maintain department sanitation, follow cleaning schedules, keep work areas and equipment clean and compliant with health and OSHA requirements, and dispose of trash and empty bone cans.
Cooperate with coworkers and superiors, continuously improve job performance, and assist other departments or with related duties as needed.
Supervise department associates and, in the absence of store management, potentially assume total leadership of the building.