Meat Dept Leader: Team Coach & Customer Champion

Kroger; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Dental & vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Kroger’s Fred Meyer Meat department seeks an experienced leader to plan, train and direct the Meat team in Eugene, Oregon. You will supervise associates, ensure safe handling and display of products, and drive sales while upholding Kroger’s core values of respect and integrity.

Responsibilities include staff development, budgeting input, policy implementation, and maintaining high standards of customer service in a fast-paced retail environment.

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.
• Production, merchandising, and customer service 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.

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.
• Perform and direct pricing and displaying of merchandise; maintain signage, rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and space allocation.
• Provide input on department budgets, goals and results.
• Train and develop all Meat department employees, ensuring proper emphasis on customer courtesy and productivity.
• Implement company programs and adhere to policies, particularly maintaining a harassment-free environment.
• Make recommendations regarding hiring, firing, disciplining, demoting, transferring and evaluating meat department staff.
• Demonstrate ability to promote, communicate and implement company initiatives and process improvements.

Skills

Weekend/holiday work

Communication skills

Decision making

Stress management

Production & merchandising

Department operations knowledge

Employment laws & safety

Job description

Kroger’s Fred Meyer Meat department seeks an experienced leader to plan, train and direct the Meat team in Eugene, Oregon. You will supervise associates, ensure safe handling and display of products, and drive sales while upholding Kroger’s core values of respect and integrity.

Responsibilities include staff development, budgeting input, policy implementation, and maintaining high standards of customer service in a fast-paced retail environment.