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Hours Part-time, Full-time
Location Burke, VA
Burke, Virginia

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JOB TITLE: Meat Manager/Assistant Meat Manager

DEPARTMENT: Meat Department

Brief Description of Job Duties

Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Has ability to recognize and cut all varieties of fresh beef, pork, chicken, veal and lamb. Supervising, ordering and scheduling for the needs of the meat department. Handles food in a safe manner and ensures neatness of department. Grinds, slices, and tenderizes meat, rotates stock, stocks cases, and places product in the coolers and freezers.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Accountable and Reports to (Job Title):

Store Director, Assistant Store Director; Operations Specialist, PIC

Positions that Report to you: Meat cutter, meat clerk

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
  • Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee's designated department or elsewhere in the store.
  • Assists customers by: (examples include)
  • escorting them to the products they're looking for
  • securing products that are out of reach
  • loading or unloading heavy items
  • making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
  • performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.

  • Supervising, ordering, scheduling and being responsible for the overall conditions of the meat department.
  • Has the authority to recommend disciplinary actions.
  • Answers the department telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
  • Conveys customer special orders to appropriate personnel.
  • Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
  • Reviews the status and appearance of department merchandise for freshness.
  • Ensures appropriate stocking of fresh and smoked meat/pork/poultry cases, coolers and freezers by rotating and replenishing product. Checks invoices against delivered product.
  • Responsible for proper inventory control (pricing, ordering, stocking).
  • Cuts and trims fresh meat.
  • Weighs, dates, labels and wraps fresh meat.
  • Pulls "close dates" and product for re-wrap.
  • Produces fresh ground beef and pork as service levels designate.
  • Slices hams and other approved boneless, smoked items.
  • Tenderizes beef or pork using cuber machine.
  • Cleans all equipment in the meat department area on a daily basis.
  • Checks signage to ensure it is with the appropriate product and at the correct price.
  • Reports out-of-stock products to appropriate personnel.
  • Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat.
  • Removes trash in a timely manner.
  • Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
  • Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
  • Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
  • Protects associates and customers by removing hazards from the sales floor in a timely manner.
  • Insures that all product is handled in accordance with local health department regulations.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES: (These are considered occasional in nature)

  • Washes pans, line rollers, etc., as necessary.
  • Assists in other areas of store as needed.
  • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Maintain company standards in all areas of meat department by supervising production, ordering, selection, cleanliness and service levels in the department. Has the authority to recommend disciplinary actions. Instructing, assigning work, reviewing work, planning work of others, maintaining standards, coordinating activities

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB:

  • The ability to work for prolonged periods of time in refrigerated and frozen levels of temperatures.
  • The ability to work in an environment with continuous high noise levels.
  • Must be able to safely operate a power saw, box cutter, meat cutting knife, cuber, slicer, wrapper, and all cleaning equipment found in the meat department.
  • Must have the ability to carry out detailed written or verbal instructions.
  • Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; copying figures, counting and recording.
  • Possess the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies orally or in writing.
  • Visual requirements include vision from less then 20 inches to more than 20 feet with depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish color), and field of vision.
  • Must be able to work shifts varying in length and times, including nights, weekends and holidays.
  • Maintain valid food service sanitation certificate.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

This position is exposed daily to a variety of sharp objects, cross contamination hazards, excessive noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals/solvents. This is a fast paced work environment.

EQUIPMENT USED TO PERFORM JOB:

Power saw, slicer, cuber, wrapper, meat grinder, trash compactor, cardboard compactor, trimming knife, pallet jack, forklift, box cutter, Telxon, power pallet jack, meat tray rack and stocking carts.

CONTACTS:

Deals with customers, co workers and the general public on a daily basis.

Physical Requirements for an 8 Hour Workday

Activity

(at one time)

<30

Min.

1hr

2hr

3hr

4hr

5hr

6hr

7hr

8hr

Standing

Sitting

Walking

Visual Acuity (i.e., reading a computer

Hand Movement

Activity

Right, Left, or

Both hands

Not at all

Occasionally

1 – 2 ½ hours

Frequently

2 ½ – 5 ½ hours

Continuously

5 ½ – 8 hours

Simple Grasping

Both

Fine

Manipulation

Both

EnvironmentActivity

(at one time)

None

<30

Min.

1 hr

2 hr

3 hr

4 hr

5 hr

6 hr

7 hr

8 hr

Inside

Outside

Inside Cooler

Inside Freezer

Actions Required While Working on the Job

Activity

Not at all

Seldom

0 – 1

hours

Occasionally

1 – 2 ½

hours

Frequently

2 ½ –5 ½ hours

Continuously

5 ½ – 8

hours

Stairs

Climb

Bend/Stoop

Kneel

Crouch

Crawl

Push/Pull (pallet on jack)

Push/Pull (stock cart)

Push/Pull (meat tray rack)

Squat

Reach above Shoulder Level

Reach at Shoulder Level

Other (explain)

Lifting Requirements

Functions Lifting

None

Seldom

0 – 1

hours

Occasionally

1 – 2 ½

hours

Frequently

2 ½ – 5 ½ hours

Continuously

5 ½ – 8

hours

Distance Lifted

(inches, feet, yards)

1 lbs. to

5 lbs.

6 ft.

5 lbs. to 10 lbs.

6 ft.

10 lbs. to 20 lbs.

6 ft.

20 lbs. to 30 lbs.

6 ft.

30 lbs. to 40 lbs.

6 ft.

40 lbs. to 50 lbs.

6 ft.

50 lbs. to 100 lbs.

6 ft.

Carrying Requirements

Functions Carrying

None

Seldom

0 – 1

hours

Occasionally

1 – 2 ½

hours

Frequently

2 ½ – 5 ½ hours

Continuously

5 ½ – 8

hours

Distance Carried (inches, feet, yards)

1 lbs. to

5 lbs.

10 ft.

5 lbs. to 10 lbs.

10 ft.

10 lbs. to 20 lbs.

10 ft.

20 lbs. to 30 lbs.

10 ft.

30 lbs. to 40 lbs.

10 ft.

40 lbs. to 50 lbs.

10 ft.

50 lbs. to 100 lbs.

10 ft.

Pushing / Pulling Requirement

Functions

Pushing/Pulling

Items / Material

Force Pounds

Distance Pushed/Pulled

Surface

Pallet Jack

50 lbs.

100 yards

Concrete/tile

Stock Cart

20 lbs.

50 yards

Concrete/tile

Other (meat tray rack)

20 lbs.

50 yards

Concrete/tile

Why Work for Supervalu?

SUPERVALU Inc. is one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. with annual sales of approximately $17 billion. SUPERVALU serves customers across the United States through a network of almost 3,400 stores. Headquartered in Minnesota, SUPERVALU has about 35,000 employees. We know that bright, motivated people are the reason for our success. Because of our employees, we've been providing the best service to our customers for more than 135 years.

We encourage FRESH thinking, offer an environment of inclusion and support, and set no boundaries on your achievement!

A GREAT PLACE TO GROW!