Meat Manager

Albertsons•Flagstaff, AZ

About The Position

The Meat Manager directs the operation of the Meat Department, including supervising and training personnel. The role ensures customer service and product quality, freshness, safety, and selection while supporting department sales and profit objectives and company customer-service programs. The Meat Manager oversees daily department operations, staffing, scheduling, inventory, merchandising, food safety, sanitation, records, and customer relations. The role also performs and assists with meat-department work such as receiving, storage, cutting, grinding, wrapping, packaging, stocking, cleaning, and serving customers. This is a safety-sensitive position involving meat-cutting equipment and work in refrigerated and frozen environments.

Requirements

Working knowledge of Meat Department duties, including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills; ability to manage people and remain composed when dealing with customers and coworkers.
Knowledge of employment laws and workplace practices.
Understanding of company and Meat Department policies and procedures.
Ability to judge and respond to business activity.
Knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling, and department procedures.
Ability to perform basic mathematics and work with weights and measures.
Knowledge of product taste, content, and perishability, as well as safety and sanitation procedures.
Knowledge of profit and loss statements.
Ability to operate meat-cutting utensils and equipment, computer software, and electronic ordering devices.
Manual dexterity, good eye-hand coordination, and mental alertness to complete work safely and accurately.
Ability to frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to approximately 80 pounds; bend, stoop, and reach frequently; occasionally climb ladders; push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, high boys, and pallet jacks; and perform repetitive arm movements.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays; scheduled hours vary, and good attendance is required.
Ability to work for prolonged periods in temperatures ranging from 40°F to 50°F, with exposure to 35°F in cold cases, 28°F in the cooler, and -20°F in the freezer.
Ability to work safely around cutting equipment and other work aids.

Responsibilities

Champion company and division customer-service programs and handle customer relations, including resolving complaints and filling special orders.
Supervise the day-to-day operation of the Meat Department to meet customer-service, sales, and profit objectives.
Supervise, motivate, direct, train, and participate in hiring meat-department personnel; monitor performance and recommend personnel actions.
Schedule personnel to provide adequate coverage and service while meeting department budget objectives.
Inspect meat sections daily and take corrective action to maintain product quality, trimming and grinding procedures, rotation, in-stock conditions, code-date standards, sanitation, safety, and security.
Assist with receiving, storing, cleaning, customer service, cutting, grinding, wrapping, packaging, and stocking meat products.
Implement promotional and seasonal displays and ensure proper merchandising, advertised-item placement, signing, and product flow.
Control shrink and expenses; complete and monitor daily logs, purchase reports, sales and labor records, ad-item movement records, and other required paperwork.
Order, check, receive, and control inventory; take periodic inventories and maintain accurate department records and appropriate product quality, freshness, and stock levels.
Maintain and organize the meat-department cooler and freezer; ensure product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation, and wrapping standards are met.
Comply with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations, company policies, and health, food-handling, and safety requirements.
Check competitors' prices, product variety, and merchandising procedures.
Assist customers with product suggestions and suggestive selling; make intercom announcements as needed and answer incoming calls appropriately.
Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the sales floor, work area, freezer, cooler, equipment, and retail cases.
Attend required training and ensure associates are trained and instructed in proper work duties.
Monitor associate performance, report observations to the Store Director, and resolve associate complaints or report them as appropriate.
Maintain confidentiality concerning associates, store sales, and other company information.
Maintain and clean knives, scales, steamers, display cases, saws, meat tenderizers, slicers, cubers, and wrapping equipment.
Assist with emergency procedures in the event of equipment or computer software malfunctions.
Perform all duties safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity, along with other necessary and required duties.