Meat Manager

Weis Markets•Gap, PA

About The Position

The Meat Manager oversees the functions and daily operations of the meat department, including customer service, merchandising, inventory, product quality, food safety, sanitation, expense control, and associate supervision. The role develops localized merchandising plans and displays, coordinates with other departments and store management, and works to meet department financial objectives and improve operations. The Meat Manager schedules, trains, and evaluates associates, delegates work, and may assume leadership of the building in the absence of store management. The position also includes serving customers and taking special orders; cutting, trimming, grinding, weighing, and wrapping meat as needed; managing deliveries, product rotation, freshness, and replenishment; maintaining records and logs; and keeping the department and backroom clean, organized, and compliant with health and OSHA requirements. The role may assist other departments and perform related tasks such as unloading merchandise or baling cardboard when trained.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Minimum three 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 positive, customer-focused behavior and resolve customer concerns promptly and professionally.
Take customer orders in person or by phone, determine customer preferences, prepare products, and fulfill special requests.
Cut and trim meat; may grind and cut certain meats and poultry, and weigh and wrap merchandise with accurate price and weight labels.
Develop and implement localized merchandising plans and displays, and coordinate cross-merchandising with other departments and store management.
Monitor competitors’ merchandising, pricing, quality, and comparison signage.
Schedule, train, recognize, and supervise Meat associates; delegate work, participate in performance reviews and interviews, and use the Learning Management System for current and new associates.
Manage inventory, review orders, maintain backroom organization and storage, oversee replenishment, and use cutting lists to ensure product accuracy and variety.
Check deliveries and invoices, enforce receiving, dating, restocking, and product-rotation practices, monitor product quality and freshness, and break down deliveries.
Control department expenses, labor costs, damages, spoiled product, and shrink; ensure prepared products follow company recipes and complete required logs.
Keep cases stocked and appealing, maintain accurate prices and signage, rotate products, and remove unsaleable or out-of-code items according to company procedures.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling products and using kitchen tools; use company-provided personal protective equipment.
Maintain backroom and receiving-area security and organization using 5S procedures; oversee sanitation, cleaning schedules, equipment and display-case maintenance, trash disposal, and bone-can emptying.
May unload merchandise, transport it to the sales floor or storage, assist with baling cardboard when trained, and help in other departments.
Cooperate with co-workers and supervisors, support smooth department and store operations, and continuously improve job performance.
May assume total leadership of the building when store management is absent.