Meat Department Manager

Join us at WinCo Foods, where we're more than just a grocery retailer—we're a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States, with more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our benefits, including top-tier medical plans and tuition support, set us apart.

About the role

Directs and controls the operation of the Meat Department by understanding related work areas. Supervises department personnel; plans and orders merchandise; ensures customer service and product quality, freshness, and selection. Coordinates and manages department operations to control costs, meet targeted labor, maintain projected profit margins, and meet or exceed sales goals. Performs department clerk duties as needed.

Responsibilities

• Meets 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organizes product display and storage areas; stocks and rotates products; inspects displays daily for substandard and outdated product and discards outdated or spoiled products; ensures proper temperatures are maintained in all phases of product handling and preparation; follows retail labeling laws and company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; prepares food items as needed.
• Supervises, motivates, trains, and participates in the hiring of Meat Department personnel: monitors employee performance, recommends personnel action (hiring, firing, layoff, and disciplinary action), schedules personnel according to coverage needs and service level.
• Maintains a safe and secure work environment.
• 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.
• 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 forklift, etc.
• Performs all job duties and responsibilities with honesty and integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Experience communicating with co-workers and customers and following written instructions.
• Demonstrated understanding of overall company practices through previous experience in the meat department or equivalent.
• Leadership skills in communication, interpersonal relations, management of people, customer relations, employee relations, analysis, planning orders, judgment, reaction to business activity, etc.
• Ability to perform basic math (add, subtract, divide, and multiply) and compute weights and measures.
• Experience operating computers and Windows software in a work setting.
• Ability to perform all duties and responsibilities of a meat department clerk at a fully competent and independent level.
• Supervisory skills (e.g., interviewing, scheduling, hiring, counseling, training, disciplining, etc.).
• Excellent verbal, written, electronic, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Safe and quick movements, operating related equipment with manual dexterity and good hand/eye coordination.
• Mental alertness involving potential hazards with respect to related procedures, equipment (e.g., knives, cookers), and work aides.
• Knowledge of all areas of department production.
• Ability to learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures, and department policies.
• Ability to conduct visual inspections and read reports, manuals, etc.
• Ability to calculate inventory.
• Ability to stand for long periods, walk and move rapidly, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
• Ability to perform repetitious arm and hand movements frequently.
• Ability to work around machinery emitting heat and/or cold conditions.
• Ability to reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 50 lbs. within the range of floor level to overhead frequently.
• Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks containing product of substantial weight.
• Ability to use cleaning chemicals and handle related food products.
• Ability to perform primary duties with efficiency and accuracy.

Additional Requirements

• Reach, lift, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs. frequently.
• Work with hands exposed to moisture.
• Work for prolonged periods in a refrigerated area (32 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit), handling refrigerated goods (occasionally -20 degrees and frequently 28 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Food Safety Managers certification.
• Food Handlers Certification—per State Laws.

Machines and Equipment Operated

• Computer terminal.
• Department-specific equipment, including kitchen utensils, knives, appliances, automatic slicers, grinders, stuffers, tumblers, smokehouse, vacuum sealers, overwrappers, scales, band saws, meat tenderizers, meat slicers, grinders, bone dusters, bulkers, bailers, cubers, mixers, dough machines, shrink wrappers, cash registers, trash compactors, garbage disposals, cardboard bailers, pallet jacks, hand trucks, forklift.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of or participation in the Manager-In-Training (MIT) Program or similar supervisor/manager education or training.

Pay

USD $29.72 - USD $29.72 /Hr.