Meat Department

Foodtown Inc.; Village of Cold Spring (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Foodtown PSK Supermarkets in the New York trade area is seeking a Meat Department Leader to deliver a superior customer experience while ensuring department cleanliness, stock, and quality. The role requires strong people skills, teamwork, and weekend availability; you will oversee product specs, planograms, and compliance with safety regulations in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates should have meat experience or product development background and the ability to drive sales and profits across

Qualifications

• Meat department experience is required.
• Product development experience is considered.
• Ability to work with a large team with integrity and respect.
• Sales focus and profit orientation.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Fluency in reading, writing, speaking English.
• Weekend availability is required.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and work in varying temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure top product quality, plan-o-gram execution and weekly sales.
• Provide merchandising direction and standards for the store.
• Maintain sanitation, health and safety at the highest level.
• Uphold honesty and integrity in all operations.
• Work in refrigerated areas and cold storage as needed.
• Handle damaged/spoiled products per Company policy.
• Adhere to all COO L regulations for Meat Department operations.
• Follow company rules, safety requirements and security standards.
• Perform duties with proper hand washing and disposable gloves.

Skills

Meat experience

Product development

Team leadership

Sales oriented

Communication skills

English language proficiency

Weekend availability

Job description

Foodtown PSK Supermarkets is an Employee Owned company operating in the New York trade area for over 50 years. We are looking for highly motivated people who want to excel in a highly collaborative work environment.

Job Summary:

To deliver a great customer experience while being a leader with excellent people skills and a wide knowledge and experience in all aspects of the Meat department; to maintain a neat, clean and visually appealing department and to perform other tasks as required in a safe and efficient manner, within the Company policy.

Required Qualifications:

The minimum required qualifications for this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Meat experience considered.
• Product Development Experience considered
• Ability to work with a large team of associates with a high degree of integrity and respect.
• Sales builder and profit oriented.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Ability to proficiently read, write, speak, analyze, interpret, and understand the English language.
• Ability to stand, bend, twist, reach, push, pull and regularly lift 25 lbs., and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures.
• Ability to work with fresh, dried and/or processed products, spices and powdered substances without negative allergic consequences.
• Ability to tolerate dust and cleaning agents during routine housekeeping duties.
• Weekend availability is a must.

Essential Job Functions:

Performance of the essential functions of this position requires the team members to possess the minimum qualifications listed above. These functions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Must ensure the highest product quality, plan-o-gram follow through and weekly sales plan execution.
• Provide the merchandising direction and standards for the company.
• Maintain the highest level of store sanitation, health, and safety.
• Maintain the highest level of honesty and integrity.
• Work in an environment that includes continuous duties in refrigerated cutting rooms and storage areas (relatively high humidity) with occasional duties in frozen food storage boxes maintained at temperatures as low as 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) below zero.
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to Company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods.
• Understand and adhere to all Country of Origin Label (C.O.O.L.) regulations for all products in the Meat Department.
• Understand and adhere to Company shrink guidelines as relates to Meat Department operations.
• Utilize and maintain equipment as required by department; report any equipment problems immediately.
• Check prices and be knowledgeable about the location of items in the store.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Local, State and Federal regulations pertaining to the Meat operation.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Company rules, policies, safety requirements, and security standard and all Local, State and Federal health and civil code regulations.
• Perform duties in accordance with hand washing standards and use disposable gloves when handling food.

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