MEAT DEPARTMENT MANAGER

PURPOSE

The Meat Manager is the most senior level position in the Meat Department. This role ensures the store’s meat department operates at the standards set by the company, driving sales and maximizing profitability. The Meat Manager is a key member of the organization maintaining a continuous focus on optimizing customer experience, sales, and efficiencies in their department and store. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the meat department to achieve and exceed sales, profitability, productivity, and shrink goals
• Execute weekly plan-o-grams (Merchandising surveys)
• Weekly competitor price check
• Execute new Fresh Meat Programs (Marinated, 2 Meat Deal ect…)
• Monthly Cutting test and reporting
• Training proper load check ins, Training credit procedures
• Strategically orders product and controls inventory to meet budget and business metrics
• Sets department schedules, work priorities, and assigns tasks for Meat Cutters, Shift Leads, and Clerks
• Directs pricing changes and ensures effective merchandising, displays, and case presentation
• Ensures compliance with all company, USDA, COOL, food safety, sanitation, and operational policies, including required logs and documentation
• Receives, inspects, and oversees proper storage and rotation of meat products to maintain quality and cold chain integrity
• Performs hands-on meat cutting, packaging, labeling, and pricing while protecting company assets and supporting store operations
• Ensuring all members of the Meat Department are adequately trained and operate under Leevers company standards.

 QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

·     Work history will be strongly considered, including attendance, work performance, safety, policy compliance and performance

·    Proficiency in basic math skills required, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

• Ability to operate and understand the meat scale, meat saw, slicer, grinder, scale
• Must be able to read, write and speak in English. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication, interpersonal skills. Language proficiency in Spanish or other languages is desired
• Must be dependable and flexible, including a willingness to work in other areas of the store, as needed with little or no advanced notice
• Excellent customer service, teamwork and problem-solving skills
• Must adhere to a uniform dress code

 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Must be 18 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent (Required)
• 7+ years of experience safely using manual pallet jacks, hand tools and power equipment, including but not limited to knives, wrappers, scales, slicers, cubing machine, and power saw (where certified to cut meat) (Preferred)
• Successful completion of Leevers Meat Cutter Training Program within six months

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requires the ability to reach, bend, balance, lift, and carry items weighing 20–50 pounds on a regular basis. Items weighing more than 50 pounds require a coordinated team lift.
• Requires the ability to move heavy product with assistance
• Requires ability to push, pull, grasp and use sawing motions for extended periods of time

• This position is performed primarily in a meat cutting room, where the temperature ranges from 38-45 degrees Fahrenheit continuously, must be able to work in a temperature controlled (cold) environment for extended periods of time

This job description provides a general overview of the role’s primary responsibilities and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties. The employee may be asked to perform additional tasks or take on other duties as assigned to support business needs.