(USA) Meat Lead

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Be a Team Leader: Supervise 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 and executing company programs.
  • Adhering to policies and advocating for members, associates, and the company.
  • Working collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club meets members' expectations.
• Be an Expert: Maintain in-depth 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, sanitation, and compliance.
  • Sharing knowledge and prioritizing training for the team to understand item specifications and utilize approved equipment for high-volume products.
  • Engaging with members and sharing passion for the product to help them make the right protein selection.
• Be a Techie: Leverage digital tools to:
  • Plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement.
  • Utilize handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality.
  • Adopt new tools and encourage others to use them.
• Be an Owner: Drive business results by:
  • Ensuring commitment to operational excellence and maintaining a neat, clean, and safe work area.
  • Utilizing digital tools for forecasting, planning, and production.
  • Facilitating product inventory and ordering processes, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, and maintaining accurate audit 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: Teach and train the team by:
  • Identifying training needs and providing necessary skills to deliver high-quality products to members.
  • Encouraging career growth for team members and sourcing new talent internally and externally.
  • Developing, communicating, and implementing processes to meet business needs through collaboration with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
  • Analyzing and applying information from multiple sources, monitoring progress and results, and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Respect the Individual:
  • Embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences to create an inclusive workplace.
  • Build strong, trusting relationships and communicate with impact, energy, and positivity.
  • Strengthen the team by helping develop and mentor others, and recognizing contributions and accomplishments.
• Act with Integrity:
  • Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
  • Model Walmart values to support and foster the company culture.
  • Hold oneself and others accountable to support Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company.
  • Act in a selfless manner, demonstrating humility, self-awareness, honesty, fairness, and transparency.
• Serve our Customers and Members:
  • Deliver results while putting the customer first.
  • Make decisions based on reliable information, balancing short- and long-term priorities.
  • Consider how your work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on the company’s purpose for all stakeholders.
• Strive for Excellence:
  • Display curiosity and a desire to learn, take calculated risks, and demonstrate courage and resilience.
  • Drive continuous improvements, embrace new technologies and skills, and support others through change.

Requirements

• 6 months of experience in a meat production department or 6 months of experience supervising a team.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must successfully complete all job-required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if hired.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with meat processing, including boneless and bone-in products.
• Supervisory experience.
• Food Handler Certification (Food Safety).

Benefits

• Health benefits: Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave. PTO/PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, meeting or exceeding paid sick leave laws where applicable.
• Additional benefits: Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Education benefits: Live Better U, a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms. For more information, visit https://one.walmart.com/notices and https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J.

Pay

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.

3887 Elmore Ave, Davenport, IA 52807-2504, United States of America