Meat & Seafood Team Leader

Earth Fare, Inc•Athens, GA

56d

About The Position

At Earth Fare Our Team Leaders are managers who are responsible for modeling Earth Fares Mission, Conviction and Purpose, while developing and managing a successful team within their department. Team Leader responsibilities include adhering to the departments standard operating procedures; meeting and exceeding financial goals including gross profit, shrink, sales, labor and department over-head. Team Leaders are responsible for ensuring a clean, organized, and safe work environment. Meat and Seafood Team Leader Contributions Training & Development: Communicates the Earth Fare vision, standard operating procedures, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals to Team Members, with strong emphasis on customer service, safety and sanitation. Interviews, selects, trains, and supports team members. The Meat and Seafood Team Leader also acts as a key holder to support overall store operations. Production: Supervises and participates in the production of in-house meat cutting with extensive knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts. Maintains proper presentation and display of quality meat and seafood items. Ensures high standards of quality control. Operational Tasks: Ordering and receiving deliveries; scheduling; checking daily and weekly sales/movement reports, shrink reports, emails and responding accordingly; conducting monthly department inventory. Continually find ways to reduce expenses. Merchandising: Develops and maintains an attractive sales floor by implementing Earth Fare merchandising guidelines. Department Conditions: Maintains cleanliness, sanitation, and overall organization of the department including all fixtures, storage, work stations, freezers, and coolers.

Requirements

Proficient knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts.
Understanding of food safety, sanitation and proper storage/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 overhead of a department in a similar environment required.
2-3 years minimum experience as a professional meat cutter/butcher.
2-3 years minimum grocery retail experience within the Meat Department preferred.

Nice To Haves

Perishable experience and OSHA ServSafe Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Communicates the Earth Fare vision, standard operating procedures, merchandising guidelines, and financial goals to Team Members, with strong emphasis on customer service, safety and sanitation.
Interviews, selects, trains, and supports team members.
Acts as a key holder to support overall store operations.
Supervises and participates in the production of in-house meat cutting with extensive knowledge of meat and seafood varieties and cuts.
Maintains proper presentation and display of quality meat and seafood items.
Ensures high standards of quality control.
Ordering and receiving deliveries
Scheduling
Checking daily and weekly sales/movement reports, shrink reports, emails and responding accordingly
Conducting monthly department inventory
Continually find ways to reduce expenses.
Develops and maintains an attractive sales floor by implementing Earth Fare merchandising guidelines.
Maintains cleanliness, sanitation, and overall organization of the department including all fixtures, storage, work stations, freezers, and coolers.