Cerritos Store - Department Lead - Meat Dept

MARUKAI CORPORATION; Cerritos (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 20% store discount

Up to $700 gift certificates for new-h

Medical, dental, vision, 401K

Job summary

Tokyo Central is opening a new store in the Cerritos area and is seeking Meat Department Leaders (DL and ADL) to guide the meat section and support store management in delivering exceptional shopping experiences. This role requires a dynamic, inspirational leader with responsibility for profitability, compliance, and daily operations within the meat department.

The candidate should have meat handling experience, a positive attitude, and the ability to train and supervise a team while maintaining

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Experience in meat handling and processing preferred.
• Strong leadership and team-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead meat department daily operations and ensure profitability and compliance.
• Train and supervise meat department team members.
• Maintain quality, freshness, and proper rotation of products.
• Oversee ordering, receiving, scheduling, and paperwork for the meat department.

Skills

Meat handling

Team leadership

Customer service

Positive attitude

Education

High school

Tools

Knives

Scales

Wrappers

Pallet jacks

Job description

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• Base Pay $23.00 - $25.00 / Hour
• Job Category Store Strategy Div, Meat product operations
• Employee Type Full Time Non-Exempt
• Required Degree High school
• Travel 10%
• Manage Others Yes

Contact information

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Description

Tokyo Central is going to open a new store in the Cerritos area. We are looking for Meat Department Leaders (DL and ADL) who can lead the Meat department, and assistant the store management team to create the shopping experiences for our customers that evoke the anticipation and excitement of finding astonishingly products. This Meat master is a dynamic and inspirational leader who plays a vital role in this new store. The responsibilities cover all aspects of daily operations in Meat department including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects as assigned. Lead and develop Team Members. We are exciting to meeting you, if you can bring the following to the table

• Love food and has the enthusiasm to create good shopping experience for the store customers every day.
• Always have a positive attitude and work well in a team environment. Want to be inspired and proud of where you work.
• Have experience with Meat handling and processing, not only know how but also know why.
• Approach every situation with a YES attitude. Have or be willing to learn how to have the necessary confidence, commitment, and motivation to move team members and self towards success.
• The Key personality and characteristics that we require our Department Leaders to have in order for them to accomplish their goals are the following: Patience, Even Temperedness, Humbleness, Great Sense of Humor, Good Listening Skills, Observant, Perceptive, Supportive, Decisive, Flexible, Analytical, Consistent, Progressive, Proactive, and to be an excellent Coach by encouraging others to do their best.

• Assists the Store Manager with all Meat Department responsibilities.
• Oversee all Meat Department responsibilities including, but not limited to, customer service, management, ordering, receiving of products, scheduling, and paperwork.
• Under the direction of the Store Manager, they are responsible for in-service training for all meat department employees, including training and documentation. Training might cover proper organic standard procedures as they relate to cutting, preparing, packing, displaying and storing meat products.
• Assist the Store Manager with maintaining the appropriate profit margins in accordance with the approved preset budget for the meat department. This entails but is not limited to: sales goals for the meat department, cost of goods, expenses, price changes and waste management.
• Help manage costs by controlling shrink and theft.
• Cut, trim, and prepare a variety of meats including beef, pork, and poultry to retail high-quality specifications.
• Supervises, and delegates tasks to meet department team members.
• Develop and makes sure meat workshop’s equipment, temperature, sweep, and sanitation logs are updated and completed.
• Complete weekly inventory management. Be responsible for the meat department receive and inspect deliveries.
• Collaborate with Merchandise department and store management team to create unique and seasonal offerings or promotions.
• Create work schedule for meat department and strictly follow company and legal requirements about rest break and meal break.
• Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• Helps manage costs by controlling shrink and theft.
• Consistently checks the display cases to ensure the products are clean, neat, organized, visible, plentiful, well-stocked, and properly rotated.
• Handles customer complaints in such a manner to assure customer satisfaction.
• Demonstrate advanced product knowledge; maintain awareness of new products and regularly incorporate new products into the overall product mix.
• Assists Store Manager and EHS team with safety meetings or trainings and assures that all the team members fall within accordance to Cal OSHA’s requirements.
• Supporting store management team to documents all department meetings and obtains employee’s signatures.
• Follow the employee handbook at all times, especially on service standards and appearance.
• At all times, meets and exceeds Tokyo Central store standards in service, quality, and cleanliness.

Requirements

Basic Requirements

• Be able to demonstrate small team management ability. Team size can be 0~ 10 employees. Management skills are required for meat department overall direction, coordination, and evaluation. Management activities including interviewing; training employee’s; planning, assigning, and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); six months to one-year industrial related experience and /or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret English version of documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to use English to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, or employees in English. Japanese or Spanish bilingual language ability is not must but can be a hug plus.
• Basic mathematical skills are required, such as ability to calculate figures and amounts, add, subtract, divide, and multiply using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• General reasoning ability is required. This position needs ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form, ability to resolve conflicts in such a manner to create a win-win situation, and ability to analyze a variety of situations, think through to a solution and implement the solution.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat and/or cold, to electrical shock, and to risk of burn. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• Must be able to operate related equipment such as knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks and hand trucks
• Must be able to follow recipes and accurately measure ingredients
• Able to deliver friendly, courteous, prompt customer service
• Able to read, write, and do simple math problems
• Able to interpret, understand and follow instructions
• Ability to effectively communicate and respond to questions from the general public and management
• Ability to interact with all levels of management
• Has or willing to obtain a CA Food Handler's Certificate

Marukai is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E Verify.

Marukai is very aware of the COVID-19 pandemic and practices the highest and safest levels of precautions to keep associates safe with sanitizing practices, social distancing, personal protective equipment, and safety screening in adherence with the Health Department, CDC, State, Local, and Federal laws.

All Candidates must be able to work evening shifts, weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

Summary

Employee Benefits

• up to 20% discount at all Tokyo Central stores
• Up to $700 Tokyo Central store gift certificates for all new hire hourly employees
• Benefits available – Including medical, dental, vision, and 401K