Meat Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Motivate, encourage and engage employees to maximize performance.
• Lead, coach and be a role model for the team.
• Develop and train employees to reach their full potential.
• Responsible to ensure that all new hires are onboarded and trained, ensuring the new hire package is
reviewed and completed.
• Complete weekly employee schedules to meet the needs of the business.
• Direct employees to ensure that they are making customers feel welcome by providing professional
customer service at all times.
• Provide thorough and accurate knowledge of meat products and services.
• Address special situations or requests and customer concerns/ complaints efficiently and effectively.
• Complete customer orders and make recommendations to customers on various items and complete customer
purchases.
• Share knowledge of different meat cooking techniques with customers and employees.
• Perform merchandising activities to enhance appeal of products and maximize sales by preparing displays
of meat, maintaining self and full service displays, and determining amount and freshness of products.
• Ensure quality of products by conducting quality control measures, performing inspections and adhering
to company standards.
• Ensure employees are following all health, safety and cleanliness standards.
• Ensure proper food storage and follow Food & Safety regulations and guidelines.
• Order products as per process, requirements and direction from buyer.
• Physically making meat and seafood items according to standardized written recipes and processes for
preparing, assembling, and mixing fresh ingredients. Preparation includes a variety of steps that may
include: marinating, seasoning, cutting, chopping, slicing, and mixing meats, produce, and other food
products together as indicated within the standardized recipes.
• If needed, participate in food product recall process
• Ensure work surfaces are clean and properly disinfected and tolls and equipment are sanitized.
• Practice safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Store received product as required to meet Food Safety regulations.
• Comply with legislation/ regulations at all times.
• Effectively communicate product knowledge to team members.
• Minimize out of stock and overstock to ensure fresh merchandise.
• Monitors temperature of cases, shelves and storage areas and reports any failures to the Store Manager.
• Other duties as assigned by management to meet business needs.

Job Requirements:

Skills & Knowledge

• Minimum of 2 to 3 years working and managing a meat department.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building and leadership skills.
• Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness.
• Knowledge of different cuts of meats as well as cooking procedures.
• Previous knowledge of using various equipment, such as grinders, scales, wrapping machines, saws and
knives.
• Proper knife handling skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Skilled at working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining priorities and a high level of
performance.

Working Conditions

• Walking and standing for extended periods of time.
• Able to bend, squat and lift occasionally.
• Able to lift up to approximately 50 lbs.
• Will be exposed to limited cold temperatures from freezer/cooler area.