Meat Manager

Albertsons•Tempe, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Manager directs the operation of the Meat Department, ensuring customer service, product quality, freshness, safety, and selection. This role involves supervising and training personnel, handling customer relations, and achieving sales and profit objectives for the department.

Requirements

Working knowledge of all job duties within the Meat Department including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
Strong communication skills.
Good leadership and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to manage people.
Ability to maintain composure in dealing with customers and co-workers.
Knowledge of employment laws and workplace practices.
Good understanding of company policies and Meat Department policies and procedures.
Ability to judge and react to business activity.
Knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling, and department policies and procedures.
Frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs.
Bend, stoop, and reach frequently and occasionally climb ladders.
Push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, high boys, and pallet jacks.
Perform repetitious arm movements to prepare and package products.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Ability to operate meat cutting utensils and equipment.
Mental alertness necessary for safe and accurate completion of work activities.
Knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
Knowledge of taste, content, and perishability of products, safety and sanitation procedures, and department policies and procedures.
Operate computer software and electronic ordering devices to order products, plan sales, input inventory and schedules, and print labels.
Utilize knives, saws, cutters, grinders, and other cutting equipment.
Utilize cleaning supplies and equipment.
Utilize safety cutters.
Requires use of safety gloves.
Knowledge of profit and loss statements.
Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Scheduled hours will vary.
Good attendance is required.
Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to cutting equipment and other work aids.

Nice To Haves

Assists with implementing emergency procedures in the event of equipment and computer software malfunctions.

Responsibilities

Champion Company and Division customer service programs.
Handle customer relations positively and resolve complaints effectively.
Supervise, motivate, direct, train, and participate in hiring for meat department personnel.
Monitor associate performance and recommend personnel actions.
Schedule personnel to ensure adequate coverage and meet budgetary objectives.
Conduct daily inspections of meat sections and ensure compliance with quality, trimming, grinding, rotation, sanitation, safety, and security standards.
Assist with all meat department duties including receiving, storage, cleaning, customer service, cutting, grinding, wrapping, packaging, and stocking.
Implement promotional and seasonal displays.
Control shrink and expenses.
Complete and monitor daily log sheets, purchase reports, sales and labor reports, and other required paperwork.
Maintain records on ad item movement.
Order, check, receive, and control inventory to ensure adequate levels, product quality, freshness, and prevent sale of out-of-code products.
Take periodic inventories and maintain accurate department records.
Maintain and organize the meat department cooler and freezer.
Ensure product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation, and wrapping standards are met.
Ensure proper merchandising of product by understanding and implementing schematics, merchandising of advertised items, proper signing procedures, and monitoring product flow.
Comply with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations, and Company policies.
Follow Company policy in pricing and handling re-worked and reduced-to-clear items.
Comply with all federal, state, and local health, food handling, and safety regulations.
Check competitors for comparisons on prices, product variety, and merchandising procedures.
Assist customers by taking and filling special orders.
Make product suggestions and engage in suggestive selling.
Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of the sales floor, work area, freezer, cooler, equipment, and retail cases.
Answer and respond to incoming calls appropriately.
Resolve customer complaints and report to the Store Director as appropriate.
Attend required training.
Maintain and clean knives, scales, steamers, display cases, saws, meat tenderizers, slicers, cubers, and wrapping equipment.
Assist with implementing emergency procedures for equipment and computer software malfunctions.
Ensure all associates are trained and instructed in proper work duties.
Monitor associate performance and report observations to the Store Director.
Resolve associate complaints and report to the Store Director as appropriate.
Maintain confidentiality of associate, store sales, and Company information.
Perform all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity.
Perform other necessary and required duties.