Assistant Meat Manager

Why Choose Us

Are you ready to grow your leadership career in an environment focused on quality, consistency, and service? Join us as a Meat Department Manager, where operational standards, food safety, and customer experience work together to support store success. At Albertsons Companies, we seek leaders who lead through clear expectations, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily Meat Department operations to meet service, quality, and financial expectations
• Maintain a professional, customer-focused environment and respond to customer inquiries and special orders
• Plan and coordinate daily production activities including preparation, packaging, stocking, and merchandising
• Ensure displays are stocked, rotated, labeled, and maintained to company standards
• Implement promotional and seasonal programs as scheduled
• Maintain compliance with food safety, sanitation, temperature, and regulatory requirements
• Review production results and adjust activities to support yield and profitability goals
• Manage ordering, inventory levels, shrink, reclamation, and departmental expenses
• Maintain clean, safe work areas including preparation rooms, coolers, freezers, display cases, and equipment
• Schedule, train, coach, and oversee associates to ensure coverage and performance expectations
• Complete and maintain required documentation including logs, reports, and audits

Skills & Competencies

Soft Skills

• Clear communication and expectation-setting
• Consistent, objective decision-making
• Strong organization and follow-through
• Ability to lead teams in a structured, time-sensitive environment

Knowledge

• Meat handling, storage, rotation, and labeling standards
• Food safety and temperature-control requirements
• Store systems, ordering platforms, and department documentation

Abilities

• Review sales, labor, inventory, and production data
• Train and direct associates across department functions
• Operate department tools and equipment following company guidelines
• Lift, move, and handle product and work in cooler and freezer environments

Requirements

• Flexible availability including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Reliable attendance
• Compliance with company safety standards, food safety guidelines, grooming standards, and the Code of Business Conduct

Travel requirements: None

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Associate discounts
• Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

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