MEAT/ASST DEPT LEADER

About the role

Fry’s Food Stores, based in Arizona, merged with The Kroger Company in 1983. Today, we're proud to serve Fry’s customers in over 120 stores throughout Arizona. As part of the Kroger family, we aim to bring diverse teams together with a passion for food and people, creating amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude
• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates
• Establish department performance goals and empower associates to meet or exceed targets through teamwork
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated
• Train and develop associates on their job performance and participate in the performance appraisal process
• Create and execute sales promotions in partnership with store management
• Implement the period promotional plan for the department
• Schedule daily, weekly and monthly price changes by updating shelf tags and promotional signs
• Plan and organize the inventory process, maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions, note any discrepancies, train department associates on inventory/stocking and Computer Assisted Ordering (CAO)
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, practicing preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment, notifying store management of any items in need of repair and of customer or employee accidents
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Adequately handle stressful situations

Qualifications

• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Current food handlers permit once employed
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)
• High School Diploma or GED
• Any meat/retail experience
• Any management experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing) preferred

Skills

• Customer service skills
• Teamwork and leadership
• Inventory management
• Safety protocols
• Product knowledge

Benefits

We offer a wide range of comprehensive benefits to support your well-being, including:

• Affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans
• Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service
• Free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology, and more
• Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000 over your career through our industry-leading Continuing Education program
• Vast potential for growth through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways

Pay

Compensation details are not specified in the job description.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is not specified in the job description.