Manager In Training Meat Department

About the company

WinCo Foods operates over 140 supermarkets across 10 states with more than 22,000 employee owners. As the second largest employee-owned company in the United States, WinCo has over 500 millionaire employee-owners through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company's purpose is to make the lives of customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices. Benefits include top-tier medical plans and tuition support.

About the role

This position covers multiple locations within an area. The Assistant Meat Department Manager learns all duties required of a Meat Department Manager and assists in directing and controlling the operation of the Meat Department. Responsibilities include supervising meat department personnel, planning and ordering merchandise, ensuring customer service and product quality, freshness and selection, and coordinating department operations to control costs, meet targeted labor, maintain projected profit margins, and meet or exceed sales goals. The role also performs department clerk duties as needed and completes the Manager in Training classroom and on-the-job training program.

Responsibilities

• Assists Meat Department Manager in meeting departmental projected sales and gross margin objectives.
• Creates effective promotional and seasonal displays; prepares, proofs, stages and packages products; prevents shrink; oversees cost/quality control; orders necessary products and ingredients; prepares department sales/production guides; prepares, charts and records sales dollars/percentages; computes gross profit; processes and maintains accurate department records; and controls expenses.
• Maintains and encourages an atmosphere of fast, friendly, courteous customer service.
• Ensures adequate product quantity, quality and freshness.
• Orders, checks, receives and controls inventory; builds, maintains and organizes product display and storage areas; stocks and rotates products.
• Inspects displays daily for substandard and outdated product and discards outdated or spoiled products.
• Ensures proper temperatures are maintained in all phases of product handling and preparation.
• Follows retail labeling laws and company code dating policy.
• Follows company policy on processing re-work or reduced-to-clear items, damage and spoilage of product.
• Trims, cuts, wraps, trays, displays and waters products as needed.
• Ensures proper pricing and signing.
• Conducts inventories of all department items and prepares food items as needed.
• Learns and assists Meat Department Manager in supervising, motivating, coaching, training and hiring of department personnel.
• Learns and assists Meat Department Manager in monitoring employee performance and recommending personnel action (hiring, firing, layoff and disciplinary action).
• Learns and assists Meat Department Manager in scheduling personnel according to coverage needs and service level.
• Performs customer relation duties and engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
• Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding schematics, merchandising of advertised and special items, proper signing procedures, analyzing cutting tests and meeting customer demand.
• Maintains cleanliness and eye-appeal of work area, storage area, equipment and retail displays according to company policy and legal regulations; cleans work area by mopping, sweeping, taking out garbage, etc.
• Maintains a safe/secure work environment and ensures compliance with security policies.
• Performs receiving duties: verifies orders against invoices; reports shortages and claims to ensure proper billing; breaks down loads and dates product; cuts cases; stacks, prices and marks merchandise.
• Breaks down freight by moving product, placing it in inventory, operating fork lift, etc.
• Performs all job duties and responsibilities with honesty and integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Experience: Effective communication with co-workers and customers and following written instructions. Demonstrated understanding of overall company practices through previous experience in the meat department or equivalent. Providing leadership through skills in communication, management of people, customer relations, employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, reaction to business activity, etc. Performing basic math (adds, subtract, divide and multiply) and computing weights and measures. Operating computers and Windows software in a work setting.

Abilities:

• Perform all duties and responsibilities of meat department clerk at a fully competent and independent level.
• Perform supervisory skills (e.g., interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, disciplining, etc.).
• Effectively utilize excellent verbal, written, electronic and interpersonal communication skills.
• Reach, lift, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs. frequently; work for prolonged periods of time with hands exposed to moisture; work for prolonged periods of time in a refrigerated area (32 to 50°F), handling refrigerated goods (occasionally as cold as -