(USA) Meat Lead

Position Summary

As a Meat Department Lead you will drive sales in your area and supervise your team of hourly associates to deliver to our members more of what they love, for less. You will model expertise in Meat and work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations.

What you'll do

• Be a Team Leader
  • Supervises the team within the meat department to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of the club by communicating the goals of the department, executing company programs, adhering to policies, and being an advocate for the member, the associate, and the company.
    • Working collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club is meeting the members' expectations.
• Be an Expert
  • Maintains an indepth knowledge of business on the floor, backroom operations, product updates, and product specifications by ensuring the meat department meets company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, production equipment usage, safety, and compliance.
    • Sharing knowledge and prioritizing training for the team to understand the item specifications and utilize the approved equipment for high volume products.
    • Engaging with the members and sharing a passion for the product to help them make the right protein selection.
• Be a Techie
  • Leverages digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement.
    • Utilizing handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality.
    • Adopts new tools and encourages others to use them.
• Be an Owner
  • Drives the business results ensuring commitment to operational excellence, maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area in the meat department, utilizing digital tools for forecasting, planning, and production, facilitating the product inventory and ordering process, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, and accurate audits and compliance standards.
    • Ensuring meat and seafood equipment and storage systems are in working order.
    • Producing and displaying merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan.
• Be a Talent Ambassador
  • Teaches and trains the team by identifying training needs, providing and developing necessary skills to deliver high-quality products to the members, encouraging career growth for team members, and sourcing new talent internally and externally to work on the team.
    • Develops, communicates, and implements processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
    • Analyzes and applies information from multiple sources, monitors progress and results, and identifies and addresses improvement opportunities.
    • Models and helps others with how to adapt to change or new challenges.
• Act with Integrity
  • Demonstrates, promotes, and supports compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by explaining, guiding, and demonstrating how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.
  • Implements related action plans using the Open Door Policy.
  • Assists management with correcting ethical and compliance issues and problems.
• Respect the Individual
  • Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
  • Creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging.
  • Creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
  • Sources the best talent.
  • Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
  • Models and helps others with how to adapt to change or new challenges.
• Live Better U
  • A company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
  • Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
  • Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
• Other Benefits
  • Short-term and long-term disability.
  • Company discounts.
  • Military Leave Pay.
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • More.
• Pay and Benefits
  • The hourly wage range for this position is $23.00 to $31.00*.
  • The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.
  • Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances.
  • Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed.
  • Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.
  • Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
  • Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
  • For information about PTO, see here.
  • Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
  • For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 months experience in a meat production department or 6 months experience supervising a team.
• I acknowledge that the position for which I am applying requires me to successfully complete all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if I receive the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Meat processing, including boneless and bone-in products.
• Supervising Associates.
• Food Handler Certification (Food Safety).