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.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Prepares a weekly schedule based on projected sales, volume and work load.
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Along with Store Director, work out localized merchandising plans for the department.
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Follow approved Meat Department plans for effective space management based on movement, consumer demand and profitability.
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Order merchandise and control inventory to minimize out-of-stock and overstocks, and to maximize sales.
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Follow approved procedures for receiving product, price marking and restocking cases to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.
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Control department expenses.
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Take action to control shrinkage and pilferage losses.
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Effectively supervise, train, schedule, and conducts annual performance reviews on all Meat Department personnel.
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Follow planned program of maintenance on cases, coolers refrigeration and meat department personnel.
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Ensure favorable department image with customers through a clean, attractive and friendly department.
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Maintain and submit required records, reports, and bi-weekly inventory.
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Observe local conditions and competitive activity relating to the Meat Department and keep others informed.
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Maintain good communications and competitive activity relating to the Meat Department and keep other informed.
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Observe State and health regulations.
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Ensure compliance to local, state, and government weights and measures, and labeling laws.
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Greet all customers and be observant.
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Must ensure that all employees follow proper “lock out/tag out” procedure while repairing or cleaning mechanical or electrical equipment.
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Receive, weigh, and breakdown meat and related products.
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Cut and trim all merchandise as directed by company standards.
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Abide by all company policies as stated in the Employee Handbook.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
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High school education minimum requirement.
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Ability to read and write to properly tag merchandise, order and maintain inventory and to insure proper rotations of product.
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Above average analytical skills necessary to study and interpret various reports to keep the department profitable.
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Should have at least two years experience as a meat cutter.
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Must have excellent oral and written communications skills for dealing with customers, employees and vendors.
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Must have dexterity in hands to enable the cutting and trimming of the meats.
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Ability to lift up to seventy (70) pounds at least forty percent (40%) of the time.
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Ability to lift up to seventy (70) pounds at least forty percent (40%) of the time.
