Meat Lead - Store #18 Full-Time

Northgate Markets; Santa Ana (CA); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Associate discount up to 20%

Flexible schedules

Opportunities for growth

Job summary

Northgate Gonzalez Market in Santa Ana is seeking an experienced Meat Department Leader to train associates, maintain high standards, and drive outstanding customer service. You will recruit, coach, and develop team members, set clear performance expectations, and collaborate with store leadership to meet goals.

The role requires at least one year in meat department operations, a Meat Cutter Certification, and a Food Handlers Certificate, with relocation within 20 miles if needed.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year of meat department operations experience.
• Relocation within 20 miles may be required.
• Meat Cutter Certification and Food Handlers Certification.
• Safety leadership training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Train associates in the store's method and ensure consistent performance.
• Maintain a positive work environment with fair and consistent treatment of all associates.
• Set clear performance expectations and conduct timely evaluations and proper compensation.
• Adhere to local, state, and federal regulations and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Ensure correct PLU usage and communicate price discrepancies to the Scan Coordinator.
• Maintain inventory control to maximize sales and keep profitability.
• Oversee meat cuts, display, and vendor relationships and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

English proficiency

Math / basic algebra

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma

Meat Cutter Certification

Food Handlers Certification

Safety Leadership Training

Job description

About Us
Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we’re looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household—all in a positive and fun work environment where you’ll feel valued and appreciated. If you’re enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we’d love to meet you.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Leadership

• Ensure that all associates are trained in the store's method of performing activities and functions.
• Maintain a positive work environment and ensure a fair and consistent treatment of all associates.
• Set a positive example of the company values and excellent customer service.
• Meet department Voice of the Customer / SMG standards.
• Recruit, select, on-board, coach, and develop the best associates possible to achieve store, company, strategic and tactical goals.
• Set clear performance expectations for associates and follow-up with timely performance evaluations and proper compensation.

Operations

• Adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations (e.g. weight and measures, COOL)
• Follow approved receiving procedures to ensure product quality and rotation.
• Maintaining & recording accurately inventory levels to maximize sales and optimize gross profit.
• Follows merchandising standards and systems as defined schematics, productions planning, merchandising and display standards, known loss tacking.
• Enforce and manage the local vendors to ensure proper service and inventory levels and standards.
• Ensure that the correct retail prices are displayed in the scale labels and price tags and communicate any price discrepancies to the Scan Coordinator.
• Maintain inventory control to ensure freshness, product quality and turnover for maximum sales and return-on-investment.
• Control excessive use of utilities and water.
• Control supplies inventory and expenses.
• Ensure that proper cleaning routine is conducted at the end of the shift in accordance with the Company procedures.
• Greet all customers and provide them with prompt and courteous service.
• Execute all department programs to ensure that the customer service, employee productivity, and meat cases presentation are being met.
• Maintain general housekeeping and sanitation standards in compliance with store policy and state and local health regulations on a regular, ongoing basis.
• Implement all merchandising plans (e.g. schematics, new items, promotional programs) issued by the support center.
• Oversee that all meat cuts are properly trimmed and displayed.
• Ensure that all associates are utilizing the correct PLU that corresponds with the proper product trays in accordance with the weights and measures regulations.
• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned.

Safety

Inspect and maintain equipment in good working conditions and immediately report any maintenance or equipment issues to Store Management.

Comply with company safety policies and procedures and ensure that all department associates do so as well also.

Participate in store's safety committee.

Notify Store Team Leader of safety policy violations that require disciplinary action.

Meet Northgate Standards / County Regulations on safe food handling.

Perform/manage all daily safety observations.

Comply/train with all department safety regulations.

Perform/manage daily Axonify participation.

Comply/train with recipe guidelines.

REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS:

Education/Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent are preferred.
• One year of experience required in meat department operations.
• Must be able to be relocated to a store within 20 miles from home depending on the needs of the business.

Certificates/License/Regulations

• Food Handlers Certification

Sexual Harassment Prevention/Respect Values Training/Boss to Coach/Leading Through People

Issue Free Training

• Meat Cutter Certification
• Safety Leadership Training

Skills Required

• Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, gross margins, markup, percentages, proportions, ratios, volume and to apply concepts of basic algebra.
• Ability to verify vendor invoice charges and counts, and complete required accounting reports.
• Good listening and communication skills
• Speak the English language to a level that provides good customer service.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• The physical demands and work conditions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and use the hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• The employee must occasionally exert or lift up to 80 pounds.
• Be able to climb a ladder to retrieve items stored in overhead racks such as trays and wrapping material.
• Have enough physical mobility or agility to be able to respond quickly to fire or other emergencies and enough dexterity to disassemble and clean meat department saws, grinders, and other equipment.
• Be able to work continuously in refrigerated coolers and cutting rooms and be able to endure working under temperature extremes (as low as 20F below zero) in frozen food storage boxes for up to 40 minutes at a time wearing protective clothing, (taking breaks).
• Typically, the noise level in the work environment is moderate; however, on occasion, it can be extremely noisy when the employee must enter the compressor/machine room to check on refrigeration equipment or when working with power tools and equipment.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.

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Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

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