Meat Manager-FT

Priority Dispatch Corp.; Highland Park (PA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Dispatch Corp. is seeking a Meat Department Leader in Pennsylvania to direct all department functions and drive sales and profits. You will oversee staff, scheduling, and adherence to health and safety standards in a fast-paced retail environment.

The role requires at least two years of meat cutting experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to lift up to 70 pounds. This is a full-time, on-site position reporting to Store Director/Meat Supervisor.

Qualifications

• High school education is required.
• Ability to read and write to tag merchandise, order and rotate stock.
• Analytical skills to study reports and keep department profitable.
• Minimum two years experience as a meat cutter.
• Excellent oral and written communication with customers and vendors.
• Dexterity for cutting and trimming meat; ability to lift up to 70 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage all Meat Department functions to meet sales and profit goals.
• Prepare weekly schedule based on projected sales and workload.
• Collaborate with Store Director on merchandising plans for the department.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and minimize stockouts and overstocking.
• Receive, price, and restock products following company procedures.
• Control department expenses and reduce shrinkage and pilferage.
• Supervise, train, schedule, and conduct performance reviews for Meat Department staff.

Skills

Reading and writing

Analytical skills

Oral and written communication

Dexterity

Physical strength

Supervision/leadership

Education

High school education

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: 099 Langhorne - Levittown, PA 19506

Position Type: Full Time

Job Category: Meat

DEPARTMENT: Meat

REPORTS TO: Store Director/Meat Supervisor

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt – 40 hours

JOB SUMMARY

Direct and manage all functions and activities of Meat Department to achieve sales and profit goals.

QualificationsESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Prepares a weekly schedule based on projected sales, volume and work load.
• Along with Store Director, work out localized merchandising plans for the department.
• Follow approved Meat Department plans for effective space management based on movement, consumer demand and profitability.
• Order merchandise and control inventory to minimize out-of-stock and overstocks, and to maximize sales.
• Follow approved procedures for receiving product, price marking and restocking cases to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.
• Control department expenses.
• Take action to control shrinkage and pilferage losses.
• Effectively supervise, train, schedule, and conducts annual performance reviews on all Meat Department personnel.
• Follow planned program of maintenance on cases, coolers refrigeration and meat department personnel.
• Ensure favorable department image with customers through a clean, attractive and friendly department.
• Maintain and submit required records, reports, and bi-weekly inventory.
• Observe local conditions and competitive activity relating to the Meat Department and keep others informed.
• Maintain good communications and competitive activity relating to the Meat Department and keep other informed.
• Observe State and health regulations.
• Ensure compliance to local, state, and government weights and measures, and labeling laws.
• Greet all customers and be observant.
• Must ensure that all employees follow proper “lock out/tag out” procedure while repairing or cleaning mechanical or electrical equipment.
• Receive, weigh, and breakdown meat and related products.
• Cut and trim all merchandise as directed by company standards.
• Abide by all company policies as stated in the Employee Handbook.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• High school education minimum requirement.
• Ability to read and write to properly tag merchandise, order and maintain inventory and to insure proper rotations of product.
• Above average analytical skills necessary to study and interpret various reports to keep the department profitable.
• Should have at least two years experience as a meat cutter.
• MUST have excellent oral and written communications skills for dealing with customers, employees and vendors.
• MUST have dexterity in hands to enable the cutting and trimming of the meats.
• Ability to lift up to seventy (70) pounds at least forty percent (40%) of the time.
• Ability to lift up to seventy (70) pounds at least forty percent (40%) of the time.