Meat Dept Lead: Service Excellence & Quality Control

Smith's Food & Drug Centers; Magna (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Smith’s Food & Drug Centers in Magna, Utah seeks a Meat Department Supervisor to deliver outstanding customer service while maintaining a safe, clean environment. You will help achieve department sales goals, train staff, manage schedules, and ensure product quality and freshness across the meat department.

The role emphasizes leadership, adherence to safety and QA standards, and collaboration with store management to plan promotions and budgeting. Experience in meat/retail is valued.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to stay calm and effective under pressure in a busy department.
• Basic math skills for prices, counts and totals.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience in retail preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates with a positive attitude.
• Communicate department and job information to team members.
• Set department goals and empower staff to meet targets through teamwork.
• Develop scheduling to manage customer volume effectively.
• Train associates and participate in performance reviews.
• Create a welcoming environment and assist customers with questions and product location.
• Inform customers of promotions and offer product samples to boost discovery.
• Review product quality and freshness and take action as needed.
• Plan and execute a department business plan and seasonal promotions.
• Assist with budget, expenses, and financial reporting for the store/department.
• Organize pricing updates and shelf tags; manage inventory and CAO.
• Ensure proper temperatures and maintain logs; enforce safety procedures.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Basic math skills

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Smith’s Food & Drug Centers in Magna, Utah seeks a Meat Department Supervisor to deliver outstanding customer service while maintaining a safe, clean environment. You will help achieve department sales goals, train staff, manage schedules, and ensure product quality and freshness across the meat department.

The role emphasizes leadership, adherence to safety and QA standards, and collaboration with store management to plan promotions and budgeting. Experience in meat/retail is valued.