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Assists the Meat Department Manager in setting the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability.\nCore Competencies\nPartnerships\nGrowth mindset\nResults oriented\nCustomer focused\nProfessionalism\nReporting Relations:\nAccountable and Reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Operations; Perishables; Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager\nPositions that Report to you: Department Employees in the absence of the Department Manager\nPrimary Duties and Responsibilities:\nMaintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.\nGenerates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers and sets a good example.\nAssists and works alongside the department manager while completing an activity book which focuses on how to properly:Set the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability.\nRecruit, hire, train, supervise, discipline, and evaluate all department employees.\nDetermine weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department. Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders product for replenishment.\nFigure retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.\nExtend invoices, posts invoices, and department bookkeeping procedures.\nAnalyze weekly and monthly sales and trends and compares to actuals, prepares ad projections, and writes ads.\nConduct inventory of the department.\nPlans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.\n\nSmiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.\nMakes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.\nAssists customers by:escorting them to the products they’re looking for\nsecuring products that are out of reach\nloading or unloading heavy items\nmaking note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests\nperforming other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.\n\nAnswers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders.\nHandles and satisfies customer issues.\nCommunicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.\nEnsures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control shrink of product.\nUnderstands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.\nMaintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.\nAdheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.\nReports to work when scheduled and on time.\nSecondary Duties and Responsibilities:\nAssists Department Manager to ensure pricing is competitive in the market area.\nAttends meetings and seminars and participates in continuing education.\nFills displays and works in the sales area.\nUnloads trucks, checks in delivered merchandise and places product in appropriate storage area.\nPerforms departmental duties as needed.\nAssists in other areas of the store as needed.\nPerforms other job related duties and special projects as required.\nSupervisory Responsibilities:\nAssists Department Manager with instructing, assigning, reviewing and planning work of others.\nMaintains standards, coordinates activities, allocates personnel, acts on employee problems, and assists with selection of new employees.\nKnowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:\nMust have the ability to do logical or scientific thinking to solve problems with several abstract and concrete variables.\nAbility to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.\nPossess the ability to compose original correspondence; interpret written work instructions; interview job applicants; follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.\nEducation and Experience:\nHigh School or equivalent experience and over six months up to one year of similar or related experience.\nPhysical Requirements:\nMust be physically able to exert up to 100 pounds of force (shared team lifting) occasionally; exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.\nVisual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision.\nMust be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.\nWorking Conditions:\nThis position is exposed to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals/solvents, and possible electrical shock. This is a fast paced work environment.\nEquipment Used to Perform Job:\nPower ban saw, Grinder, Tenderizer, Slicer, Bone duster (where applicable), Knives, Tumblers, Automatic patty machine (where applicable), Automatic stuffer, Wrapping system, Pallet jack, box cutter, Computer, and C.A.R.S. reordering system.\nConfidentiality:\nHas access to confidential information including pricing.\nFinancial Responsibility:\nResponsible for company assets including equipment and merchandise.\nContacts:\nHas daily contact with customers, employees, suppliers/vendors, and the general public. 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