Meat Manager

Hy-Vee; South Sioux City (NE); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for advancement

Employee discounts

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer is seeking a Meat Department Manager in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The ideal candidate will ensure high standards of customer service and employee relations while managing the meat department operations. Responsibilities include recruiting staff, maintaining cleanliness, setting pricing, and analyzing sales trends. The position requires physical capability and strong leadership skills. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team focused on customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of related work experience preferred.
• Ability to perform physical tasks related to the job.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Sets customer service and cleanliness standards.
• Recruits, hires, and trains meat department employees.
• Handles customer issues and sales analysis.

Skills

Customer-focused

Partnerships

Professionalism

Results-oriented

Growth mindset

Education

High School or equivalent

Computer meat program

Hy-Vee food safety training

Dale Carnegie

Tools

Power ban saw

Slicer

Computer

Job description

Additional Considerations (if any): Must be 18+.

At Hy-Vee, our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle,” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Job Description

Job Title: Meat Department Manager

Department: Meat

FLSA: Exempt

General Function

Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and overall profitability. Coordinates the delivery of the freshest and best quality product at a competitive retail price.

Core Competencies

• Partnerships
• Growth mindset
• Results-oriented
• Customer-focused
• Professionalism

Reporting Relations: Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health, Wellness Home.

Positions that report to you: Meat Department Employees.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
• Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers, providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers, and setting a good example.
• Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance, and overall profitability.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Assists customers by: (examples include)
• Escorting them to the products they’re looking for.
• Securing products that are out of reach.
• Loading or unloading heavy items.
• Making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests.
• Performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call, including taking product orders.
• Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates all department employees.
• Determines department goals with the store director.
• Determines weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department. Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders products for replenishment.
• Communicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.
• Handles and satisfies customer issues.
• Figures retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.
• Extends invoices, posts invoices, and oversees department bookkeeping procedures.
• Analyzes weekly and monthly sales and trends and compares to actuals, prepares ad projections, and writes ads.
• Conducts an inventory of the department.
• Plans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.
• Ensures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control the shrinkage of the product.
• Understands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures pricing is competitive in the market area.
• Attends meetings and seminars and participates in continuing education.
• Fills displays and works in the sales area.
• Unloads trucks, checks in delivered merchandise, and places product in the appropriate storage area.
• Performs departmental duties as needed.
• Assists in other areas of the store as needed.
• Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Instructs, assigns, reviews, and plans the work of others.
• Maintains standards, coordinates activities, allocates personnel, acts on employee problems, and selects new employees.
• Has the authority to approve employee discipline.
• Has the authority to recommend employee transfer, discharge, and salary increases.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics

• Must have the ability to do logical or scientific thinking to solve problems with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Possess the ability to compose original correspondence; interpret written work instructions; interview job applicants; follow technical manuals, and have increased contact with people.

Education and Experience

• High School or equivalent, Computer meat program, Hy-Vee food safety training, and Dale Carnegie is encouraged.
• Over one year of related work experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Must be physically able to exert up to 100 pounds of force (shared team lifting) occasionally; exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision.
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Working Conditions

This position is exposed daily to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals/solvents, and electrical shock. This is a fast paced work environment.

Equipment Used to Perform Job

Power ban saw, Grinder, Tenderizer, Slicer, Bone duster (where applicable), Knives, Tumblers, Automatic patty machine (where applicable), Automatic stuffer, Wrapping system, Rotisserie, Pallet jack, box cutter, Computer, and C.A.R.S. reordering system.

Financial Responsibility

Responsible for company assets, including equipment and merchandise.

Contacts

Has daily contact with customers, employees, suppliers/vendors, and the general public. Occasional contact with local, federal, or state regulatory agencies regarding inspections.

Confidentiality

Has access to confidential information, including employee compensation, monthly results, quarterly inventory reports, sales and profit sheets, and warehouse pricing.

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