Meat Manager

Associated Grocers of New England • Richmond, VT

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the meat department, including inventory management, merchandising, sales strategies, and staff supervision. This role requires a strong understanding of meat cutting techniques, food safety, and customer service. The manager will also oversee the seafood department, ensuring its operations align with company standards and customer expectations.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills to prioritize tasks, manage multiple responsibilities, and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of cutting techniques, products handling, and food safety standards.
• Proficient in computer systems including Microsoft Office for inventory management, sales tracking, and reporting.
• Strong math skills to forecast sales, and analyze P&L.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with customers, employees, and management.
• Dedicated to providing exceptional customer service through prompt issue resolution and customer focused approach.

Nice To Haves

• ServSafe Certified or equivalent preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience in Meat processing or related fields preferred.

Responsibilities

• Formulate a weekly schedule, including breaks and lunches for employees.
• Conduct an inventory of the department monthly.
• Implement effective merchandising strategies to optimize product presentation while actively monitoring and reducing inventory shrinkage.
• Manage inventory, pricing, and sales strategies to ensure the department meets or exceeds targeted profit margins.
• Periodically visit competitors for ideas and pricing.
• Operate meat band saw, cuber, wrapper, knives, and other meat department equipment.
• Ensure compliance with established procedures, practices, sales, safety, and security according to A.G. Supermarkets, Inc. policies.
• Perform and manage all orders for the department, responsibly managing inventory levels.
• Perform meat cutting functions, including scraping and packaging in trays products, cubing steaks, grinding ground meat, and cutting and processing meat according to Company standards and policies.
• Accurately record beef grinding activities in the meat grind log in compliance with established procedures.
• Practice and instill Food Safety practices and procedures.
• Ensure all products are properly rotated, including refrigerated, non-refrigerated, and freezer items.
• Operate vacuum packing equipment to package items as needed, ensuring proper sealing and storage.
• Label packages according to COOL, USDA, and company standards and policies.
• Identify, wrap, price, and weigh all department items, including proper listing of ingredients per Company standards and policies.
• Observe temperatures of coolers, cases, and freezers and report failures to management promptly.
• Strictly adhere to all safety, health, weight and measure regulations.
• Ensure equipment is working correctly, including safety features, and report safety hazards immediately.
• Wash, rinse, and sanitize all cases, wrap stations/area, scaling equipment, cooler, and cutting room, including disassembling and reassembling equipment.
• Receive any meat deliveries, code, rotate, and put them in appropriate storage areas.
• Stock the fresh and frozen products using proper rotation procedures.
• Recruit, hire, train, and discipline employees.
• Perform annual reviews on employees within your department.
• Oversee all aspects of the seafood department, including product ordering, stocking, merchandising, and inventory management.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, including proper handling, storage, and sanitation practices for seafood.
• Manage product selection to ensure the department carries a fresh, high-quality, diverse seafood assortment.
• Monitor and control inventory to reduce shrinkage and waste while ensuring adequate stock levels to meet customer demand for seafood.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned to meet business objective.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed