Meat & Seafood Team Leader - Earth Fare Boone

Earth Fare•Boone, NC

6d•$20 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat & Seafood Team Leader manages and develops the department team while modeling Earth Fare’s mission, convictions, and purpose. The role is responsible for following departmental standard operating procedures and meeting financial goals for gross profit, shrink, sales, labor, and overhead. The Team Leader also maintains a clean, organized, and safe work environment and serves as a key holder to support store operations. The role combines team training and development with hands-on supervision and participation in in-house meat cutting. It requires knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts, high standards for product quality and presentation, and attention to food safety, sanitation, and proper storage and display. Responsibilities also include ordering and receiving deliveries, scheduling, reviewing sales and shrink reports, conducting monthly inventory, controlling expenses, maintaining merchandising standards, and ensuring the department and its equipment and storage areas remain clean and organized. The position is full-time at Earth Fare Boone in Boone, North Carolina. The stated pay range is $20.00–$28.00 per hour. The work is fast-paced and customer-service focused, with exposure at times to extreme cold or heat and physical demands that include lifting and maneuvering heavy loads.

Requirements

Proficient knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts.
Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and proper storage and display of organic products.
Understanding of food safety, sanitation, and proper use of knives, saws, and other equipment used in meat and seafood preparation.
Proven success managing shrink, sales, gross profit, and total department overhead in a similar environment.
At least 2 years of experience as a professional meat cutter or butcher.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to bend, reach, stoop, kneel, and squat.
Ability to push, pull, and maneuver heavy loads.
Ability to stand and remain on one's feet during the workday.

Nice To Haves

2–3 years of grocery retail experience in a Meat Department.
Perishable experience.
OSHA ServSafe Certification.

Responsibilities

Communicate the company vision, standard operating procedures, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals to team members, emphasizing customer service, safety, and sanitation.
Interview, select, train, and support team members.
Serve as a key holder and support overall store operations.
Supervise and participate in in-house meat cutting.
Maintain attractive presentation and displays of quality meat and seafood items and ensure quality control standards.
Order and receive deliveries and schedule department work.
Review daily and weekly sales and movement reports, shrink reports, and emails, and respond as appropriate.
Conduct monthly department inventory and continually identify ways to reduce expenses.
Develop and maintain an attractive sales floor according to Earth Fare merchandising guidelines.
Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and organization throughout the department, including fixtures, storage, work stations, freezers, and coolers.
Follow departmental standard operating procedures and meet financial goals for gross profit, shrink, sales, labor, and department overhead.
Ensure a clean, organized, and safe work environment.