Assistant Meat Manager
Tom Thumb Supermarket
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Job summary
Albertsons Companies is seeking an Assistant Meat Manager to support the Meat Manager in daily department operations, ensuring fresh meat and seafood quality, outstanding customer service, and adherence to food safety standards.
You will lead during shifts, train teammates, manage inventory, and help meet sales and profitability goals while maintaining clean, well-merchandised displays and strong teamwork.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous meat, seafood, grocery, or retail experience required.
- Knowledge of meat merchandising, product handling, food safety, and inventory management.
- Strong customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work flexible schedules including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Deliver outstanding customer service and promote a customer-first culture.
- Assist with daily meat department operations including ordering, receiving, cutting, packaging, stocking, and inventory management.
- Monitor product freshness, quality, rotation, and code date compliance.
- Verify pricing, labeling, signage, and promotional execution.
- Lead department operations in the absence of the Meat Manager.
- Train, coach, and develop department associates.
- Support staffing, scheduling, and productivity initiatives.
- Maintain attractive, fully merchandised service cases.
- Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
Skills
Education
Job description
Why choose us?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!
At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.
Why choose us?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!
At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.
Position Summary
The Assistant Meat Manager supports the Meat Manager in overseeing all aspects of daily department operations, including customer service, product quality, food safety, merchandising, inventory control, associate development, and financial performance. This position helps ensure the department maintains exceptional fresh meat and seafood standards while achieving sales, shrink, labor, and profitability goals. The Assistant Meat Manager assumes department leadership responsibilities in the absence of the Meat Manager.
Key Responsibilities Customer Service & Sales
- Deliver outstanding customer service and promote a customer-first culture.
- Assist customers with product selection, preparation recommendations, special orders, and product inquiries.
- Resolve customer concerns promptly and professionally.
- Support sales growth through effective merchandising, promotions, product knowledge, and suggestive selling.
- Ensure meat and seafood displays remain fresh, fully stocked, and visually appealing.
- Assist with daily meat department operations, including ordering, receiving, cutting, packaging, stocking, and inventory management.
- Ensure proper inventory levels are maintained to meet customer demand and sales objectives.
- Monitor product freshness, quality, rotation, and code date compliance.
- Verify accurate pricing, labeling, signage, and promotional execution.
- Support proper receiving, storage, and handling of all meat and seafood products.
- Maintain clean, organized, and efficient department conditions.
- Assist in training, coaching, and developing department associates.
- Provide leadership and direction during assigned shifts.
- Support scheduling, labor utilization, and productivity initiatives.
- Foster teamwork, accountability, and operational excellence.
- Assist with onboarding and training associates on department standards, food safety practices, and customer service expectations.
- Reinforce company policies and operational procedures.
- Maintain attractive, full, and properly merchandised service cases and displays.
- Execute seasonal programs, promotional events, and merchandising plans.
- Monitor product appearance and ensure quality standards are consistently maintained.
- Ensure products are properly cut, trimmed, packaged, labeled, and displayed.
- Identify opportunities to improve department sales and customer satisfaction through merchandising and presentation.
- Support achievement of department sales, labor, gross profit, and shrink goals.
- Assist with inventory control, expense management, and productivity improvements.
- Help reduce shrink through proper ordering, handling, rotation, and inventory practices.
- Review department performance and identify opportunities for operational improvement.
- Assist with physical inventory counts and inventory accuracy processes.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, health, and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor proper product handling, storage, labeling, and temperature control procedures.
- Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment.
- Ensure associates follow established food safety and sanitation standards.
- Support compliance with company policies and operational guidelines.
- Promote a safe working environment for associates and customers.
- Ensure proper operation and maintenance of department equipment.
- Follow accident prevention and incident reporting procedures.
- Support shrink reduction and asset protection initiatives.
- Maintain safe, organized, and clean work areas.
- Assume responsibility for department operations in the absence of the Meat Manager.
- Assist with staffing decisions, production planning, and operational priorities.
- Communicate department goals, expectations, and performance standards to associates.
- Partner with store leadership to achieve departmental and store-wide objectives.
- Serve as a role model for customer service, food safety, productivity, and operational excellence.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous meat, seafood, grocery, or retail experience required.
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
- Knowledge of meat merchandising, product handling, food safety, and inventory management practices.
- Strong customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work flexible schedules, including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and perform repetitive motions throughout the workday.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds regularly and heavier loads with assistance when necessary.
- Ability to work in refrigerated and freezer environments.
- Ability to safely operate knives, slicers, grinders, saws, and other meat department equipment.
- Leadership and team development
- Customer focus
- Meat and seafood product knowledge
- Food safety and sanitation expertise
- Merchandising excellence
- Inventory management
- Financial and operational awareness
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Organization and attention to detail
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Accountability and adaptability
We Also Provide a Variety Of Benefits Including
- Competitive wages paid weekly
- Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
- Associate discounts
- Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
- Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
- Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
- An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
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