Meat Manager manages meat department operations within a grocery store. Suggests changes to inventory and pricing, and purchases supplies when needed. Being a Meat Manager monitors quality of meat products. Supervises department staff, responsible for staff training, assignments, and scheduling. Additionally, Meat Manager requires a high school diploma or its equivalent. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Meat Manager supervises a small group of para-professional staff in an organization characterized by highly transactional or repetitive processes. Contributes to the development of processes and procedures. Thorough knowledge of functional area under supervision. To be a Meat Manager typically requires 3 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Wage:
Benefits:
Years of Credited Service Vested Percentage
Less than two years 0%
Two years 20%
Three years 40%
Four years 60%
Five years 80%
Six or more years 100%
Essence of Position
To provide guidance and empowerment to Meat/Seafood Department associates, and model how to actively engage guests, ensuring they receive unparalleled hospitality and professional service.
Shared Expectations for all roles within our company include, but are not limited to the following:
Tasks of Position
The following are core and essential responsibilities of this position. Associates are responsible for completing any and all duties assigned as required for the successful operation of our business. All associates are required to perform their job duties in a manner which upholds the integrity and honesty of our company.
Supervisory Responsibilities This position has supervisory responsibilities, and though many positions in our company are not supervisory, we believe the following quote exemplifies our belief in leadership for all associates:
“Whether you are the president of a company or the janitor, the moment you step from independence into interdependence in any capacity, you step into a leadership role. You are in a position of influencing other people.” - Stephen Covey
This position’s supervisory responsibilities include, but may not be limited to the following:
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
High School diploma or GED; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Reads, analyzes, and interprets general business documents. Writes reports and business correspondences. Communicates effectively and pleasantly with all guests, vendors, and associates, under all circumstances.
Performs mathematical skills in order to manage a profitable Meat operation including concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Performs mathematical skills using units of American money and weight measurement, volume.
Applies common sense understanding to carry out simple instructions in written or oral form. Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written or oral form.
Meets the state minimum requirement to work with slicers, saws, grinders, or other Seafood/Meat equipment and tools.
Journey level cutting and wrapping expertise required.
Certificates & Licenses
Journey Meat Cutter Training
Valid State Food Handlers Permit
Valid Driver's License or State I.D. Card
Yoke’s Provided Training
Meat Cutter Skills Training levels One, Two, and Three
Food Handler’s Safety Training
Harassment Training
HIPAA Training
Late Night Retail Safety Training
Shoplift Prevention
Yoke’s Safety Orientation Training / Active Shooter
Yoke’s Guest Service Training & Commitment
(Optional: Hepatitis A vaccination provided by Yoke’s Pharmacy)
Physical Demands & Safety Expectations
Most positions within Yoke’s require physical effort to varying degrees. As such, associates are expected to be mindful of practicing Yoke’s safety standards at all times. This may include using personal protective equipment when and where required, understanding ergonomic safety, chemical hazards, safe lifting techniques, lockout/tag out procedures, and emergency protocol. All associates are required to report accidents within 24 hours.
No associate may pose a direct threat to the health and safety of self or others by willfully engaging in unsafe behaviors.
The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by you to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, you are regularly required to stand for prolonged periods of time, walk, use hands, fingers, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, smell, talk, and hear.
Associate must continuously lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the associate is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an associate may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change.