Meat Department Leader: Growth-Focused People Manager

Kroger; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Smith’s Food and Drug in Utah is seeking a Meat Department leader to plan, organize, train, and direct department associates while maximizing store sales and profits. The role emphasizes respect, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety as core values.

You will develop customer relations, train staff, manage temperatures, merchandise, budgeting input, and implement company programs. Strong communication and decision-making skills are essential to lead a team effectively.

Qualifications

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to make intelligent decisions quickly.
• Able to tactfully and calmly handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers.
• Knowledge of meat production, merchandising, and customer services related to preparation and sale of products.
• Understanding of department operations.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling.

Responsibilities

• Develop maximum customer relations through friendliness and courtesy and implementation of all company policies.
• Keep department temperature logs accurately updated and maintained. Train and follow up with Meat department associates on temperature logs to guarantee accurately recorded temperatures.
• Perform and direct others in pricing and displaying of merchandise. Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and proper space allocation for merchandise.
• Provide input on department budgets, goals and results.
• Train and develop all Meat department employees, insuring that proper emphasis on customer courtesy and productivity is developed and that the technical skills learned are properly utilized.
• Implement company programs and adhere to company policies and procedures, particularly in the area of maintenance of a work environment free of unlawful harassment or discrimination.
• Make recommendations regarding the hiring, firing, disciplining, demoting, transferring and evaluating of all meat department associates.
• Demonstrate the ability and desire to promote, communicate and implement company initiatives and process improvements to direct reports in a positive manner.
• Demonstrate aptitude to manage people and organize workloads.
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision making

Stress management

Meat dept ops

Food handling safety

Employment laws

Job description

Smith’s Food and Drug in Utah is seeking a Meat Department leader to plan, organize, train, and direct department associates while maximizing store sales and profits. The role emphasizes respect, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety as core values.

You will develop customer relations, train staff, manage temperatures, merchandise, budgeting input, and implement company programs. Strong communication and decision-making skills are essential to lead a team effectively.