MEAT MANAGER - Price Less Mt. Vernon, IN

Full-time, non-exempt position reporting to the Store Manager. No travel required.

About the Role

Supervise workers engaged in preparing meat. Responsible for the profitability of the meat operation within company policy, in collaboration with the Store Manager.

Responsibilities

• Maintain meat department paperwork and records on a daily and weekly basis.
• Provide all customers with friendly, courteous, and prompt service.
• Resolve customer complaints regarding food service.
• Train workers in food preparation, service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure efficient service and conformance to standards.
• Maintain accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
• Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service.
• Assign duties, responsibilities, and workstations to employees according to work requirements.
• Maintain proper records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
• Work within the meat operations budget for gross profit and meat distribution.
• Analyze operational problems, such as theft and wastage, and establish procedures to alleviate these problems.
• Ensure product rotation when received and stocked.
• Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
• Ensure meat coolers and meat cases are running at the proper temperature.
• Enforce proper safety procedures.
• Ensure proper markdowns are completed when necessary.
• Record all hours worked and verify/sign the time ticket report.
• Inventory all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
• Conduct a four-week period of meat inventory and forward to management on a timely basis as instructed by the meat director.
• Perform specific tasks as assigned by the store manager and/or assistant manager.
• Develop departmental objectives, budgets, policies, procedures, and strategies.
• Develop equipment maintenance schedules and arrange for repairs.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• No prior experience necessary.
• Basic computer skills.
• Basic math calculations.
• Accessible phone at all times.
• Able to grind and stack beef in temperatures ranging from 28°F to 32°F frequently.

Skills

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Oral Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Creativity – Ability to produce new concepts or ideas.
• Customer-Oriented – Ability to take care of customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail-Oriented – Ability to pay attention to minute details of a project or task.
• Energetic – Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Enthusiastic – Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.
• Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Motivation – Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal.
• Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing a task.
• Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain.
• Presentation Skills – Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Reliability – Being dependable and trustworthy.
• Self-Motivated – Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability.
• Time Management – Ability to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Schedule

Shift hours that best suit meat operation and meet customer needs, scheduled by the store manager and/or assistant manager. Nights and weekends may be necessary.

Physical Demands

• Lift/Carry:
  • Frequently: 10 lbs or less
  • Occasionally: 11-20 lbs
  • Not Applicable: 21-50 lbs, 51-100 lbs, Over 100 lbs
• Stand: Frequently
• Walk: Occasionally
• Sit: Occasionally
• Handling/Fingering: Frequently
• Reach Outward: Frequently
• Reach Above Shoulder: Occasionally
• Climb/Crawl/Squat or Kneel/Bend: Not Applicable
• Push/Pull:
  • Occasionally: 12 lbs or less, 13-25 lbs
  • Not Applicable: 26-40 lbs, 41-100 lbs

Occasionally: Up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
Frequently: 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
Constantly: More than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)