Houchens Food Group
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MEAT MANAGER
role at
Houchens Food Group
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Store Manager
Grade/Level: High School or Equivalent
Amount of Travel Required: No travel required
Positions Supervised: Meat Clerk
Shift Hours: Nights and weekends may be required
Position Summary Supervise workers engaged in preparing meat, responsible for the profitability of the meat operation within the company policy along with the Store Manager.
Essential Functions
Maintain meat department paperwork and records daily and weekly.
Provide customer‑friendly, courteous, and prompt service; resolve customer complaints.
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 purchases 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 meat operations budget regarding gross profit and meat distribution.
Analyze operational problems such as theft and wastage; establish procedures to alleviate them.
Ensure product is rotated when received and stocked.
Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
Ensure all meat coolers and cases are running at the proper temperature.
Ensure proper safety procedures are used.
Ensure proper markdowns are completed, when necessary.
Properly record all hours worked; verify and sign the time ticket report.
Inventory all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
Provide a four‑week period of meat inventory and forward to management in a timely basis as instructed by 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.
Position Qualifications Other job‑related tasks as required.
Competency Statements
Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Creative – Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the 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 and/or perform to the best of their ability.
Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
Presentation Skills – Ability to effectively present information publicly.
Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Self‑Motivated – Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
Education
High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Experience
No prior experience necessary
Skills & Abilities
Computer Skills – Basic Skills
Other Requirements
Basic math calculations
Accessible phone at all times
Must be able to grind and stack beef in temperatures ranging from 28 to 32 degrees frequently
Physical Demands
Lift/Carry – Frequently 10 lbs or less; Occasionally 11‑20 lbs; Never 21‑50 lbs; Frequently 51‑100 lbs
Reach Outward – Frequently over 100 lbs
Reach Above Shoulder – Occasionally
Climb – Not applicable
Crawl – Not applicable
Squat or Kneel – Not applicable
Bend – Occasionally
Push/Pull – 12 lbs or less occasionally; 13‑25 lbs occasionally; 26‑40 lbs not applicable; 41‑100 lbs not applicable
Activity: Not applicable; Occasionally up to 33% of the time; Frequently 33‑66% of time; Constantly more than 66% of time
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Retail
Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.
Subject to pre‑employment background and drug screening.
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MEAT MANAGER
role at
Houchens Food Group
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Store Manager
Grade/Level: High School or Equivalent
Amount of Travel Required: No travel required
Positions Supervised: Meat Clerk
Shift Hours: Nights and weekends may be required
Position Summary Supervise workers engaged in preparing meat, responsible for the profitability of the meat operation within the company policy along with the Store Manager.
Essential Functions
Maintain meat department paperwork and records daily and weekly.
Provide customer‑friendly, courteous, and prompt service; resolve customer complaints.
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 purchases 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 meat operations budget regarding gross profit and meat distribution.
Analyze operational problems such as theft and wastage; establish procedures to alleviate them.
Ensure product is rotated when received and stocked.
Recommend measures for improving work procedures and worker performance to increase service quality and enhance job safety.
Ensure all meat coolers and cases are running at the proper temperature.
Ensure proper safety procedures are used.
Ensure proper markdowns are completed, when necessary.
Properly record all hours worked; verify and sign the time ticket report.
Inventory all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
Provide a four‑week period of meat inventory and forward to management in a timely basis as instructed by 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.
Position Qualifications Other job‑related tasks as required.
Competency Statements
Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Creative – Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the 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 and/or perform to the best of their ability.
Organized – Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
Presentation Skills – Ability to effectively present information publicly.
Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Self‑Motivated – Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
Time Management – Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
Education
High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
Experience
No prior experience necessary
Skills & Abilities
Computer Skills – Basic Skills
Other Requirements
Basic math calculations
Accessible phone at all times
Must be able to grind and stack beef in temperatures ranging from 28 to 32 degrees frequently
Physical Demands
Lift/Carry – Frequently 10 lbs or less; Occasionally 11‑20 lbs; Never 21‑50 lbs; Frequently 51‑100 lbs
Reach Outward – Frequently over 100 lbs
Reach Above Shoulder – Occasionally
Climb – Not applicable
Crawl – Not applicable
Squat or Kneel – Not applicable
Bend – Occasionally
Push/Pull – 12 lbs or less occasionally; 13‑25 lbs occasionally; 26‑40 lbs not applicable; 41‑100 lbs not applicable
Activity: Not applicable; Occasionally up to 33% of the time; Frequently 33‑66% of time; Constantly more than 66% of time
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Retail
Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.
Subject to pre‑employment background and drug screening.
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