MEAT/DEPT LEADER

The Kroger Co.; Vinton (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kroger Co. in Virginia is seeking a Meat Department Supervisor to plan, organize, and direct department activities, ensuring quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.

You will train staff, manage schedules, monitor temps and inventory, and uphold company values while delivering strong store performance.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to supervise and train Meat department staff.
• Capable of managing budgets and inventory.
• Commitment to company policies and respectful work environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer relations through friendliness and policy adherence.
• Train and develop Meat department staff with proper skills.
• Price and display merchandise; maintain signage and rotation.
• Provide input on department budgets, goals and results.
• Coach direct reports and conduct performance reviews.
• Promote initiatives and process improvements to the team.
• Manage workload and conflicts calmly in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure honesty and integrity in handling customer and business information.
• Support interactions with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Must perform essential functions with or without accommodation.

Skills

Effective written and oral comms

Time management

Customer service

Staff training

Leadership

Problem solving

Job description

Job Description

Plan, organize, train and direct Meat department associates; perform production and customer service functions; maximize store sales and profits. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Develop maximum customer relations through friendliness and courtesy and implementation of all company policies. Be alert and assist in store security. Be perceptive and handle customer complaints.
• 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.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Minimum

• 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.
• Possess abilities and skills for effective production, merchandising, and customer services related to preparation and sale of products.
• Understanding of all key components of department operations.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling.

Desired

• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, food handling.
• Meat work experience or similar experience in food preparation.
• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.