Meat Manager

• Permanent Position
• 40 hours per week on average
• Health, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance
• 401K Retirement Package with up to 4% employer match
• Paid Vacation and Personal Time
• Training and Scholarships up to $1,000 per term
• Premium Pay increase of .50¢/hour for all eligible employees working any hours on Saturday-Sunday, and weekdays before 6 am, or after 7 pm

Position Overview

• ● Plan, direct, and coordinate daily operations of the Meat Department
• ● Meet sales, gross, and labor goals
• ● Department scheduling and time card approval
• ● Staff recruitment, orientation, and training
• ● Workplace safety
• ● Basic maintenance and repairs
• Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise. Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and
• tables with merchandise and arrange merchandise displays to attract customers. Identify and
• wrap cuts of meat using manual and mechanical methods. May periodically take physical
• count of stock or check and mark merchandise.

Essential Job Functions

• ● Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.
• ● Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with new or transferred merchandise.
• ● Receive, open, unpack, and issue sales floor merchandise.
• ● Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
• ● Compare merchandise invoices to items actually received to ensure that shipments are correct.
• ● Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat.
• ● Prepare and place meat cuts and products on the display counter, so they will appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye.
• ● Direct and coordinate activities of department production, pricing, and sales
• ● Review performance data and assess goal achievement to determine areas needing improvement
• ● Managing staff, overseeing work schedules, and assigning specific duties
• ● Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures
• ● Communicating issues with subordinates and superiors as necessary
• ● Determine staffing requirements, interview, hire and oversee training of new employees
• ● Work with other managers in planning and directing promotional activities
• ● Oversee the workplace safety in the Meat Department
• ● Knowledge of departmental mechanical systems, monitoring and basic maintenance of equipment

Requirements

• ● Previous Department Manager, Supervisor, or equivalent experience
• ● Ability to pass a background check.
• ● Intermediate knowledge and experience with computer systems
• ● Experience using office suites in a business setting, or equivalent education
• ● Ability to follow written instructions exactly
• ● Comfort performing monetary transactions
• ● Ability to communicate clearly with employees, customers, and vendors
• ● Strong organizational skills

Other Skills/Abilities

● Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

● Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

● Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and personnel information systems.

● Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology.

● Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, and sales techniques.

● Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

● Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.

● Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

● Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

● Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

● Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.

● Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

● Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

● Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

● Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decision making.

● Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.

● Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

● Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

● Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

● Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, vendors, government, and other external sources.

● Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive

and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

● Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, email, or in person.

Physical Requirements

• ● Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
• ● Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform
• other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.