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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand!
At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who’s not just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that’s constantly evolving.
Assistant Meat Manager Position Summary
The Assistant Meat Manager supports the Meat Manager in leading all aspects of meat department operations, including merchandising, production, inventory management, food safety compliance, customer service, and team development. This position helps ensure the department consistently delivers fresh, high-quality products while achieving sales, profitability, and operational goals. The Assistant Meat Manager serves as a leader within the department and assumes department responsibility in the Meat Manager's absence.
Key Responsibilities Department Operations
- Assist in managing daily meat department activities to achieve sales and profit objectives.
- Support proper cutting, packaging, stocking, and merchandising of meat products.
- Monitor product quality, freshness, and presentation standards throughout the day.
- Ensure displays are fully stocked, visually appealing, and aligned with company merchandising programs.
- Maintain department conditions that support a safe and efficient operation.
Customer Service
- Deliver exceptional customer service and assist customers with product selection and preparation recommendations.
- Respond promptly and professionally to customer questions, concerns, and special requests.
- Promote department sales through product knowledge and suggestive selling techniques.
- Help create a positive and welcoming shopping experience.
Food Safety & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to food safety, sanitation, and health department regulations.
- Monitor temperature controls, product handling procedures, and sanitation practices.
- Verify compliance with company dating, rotation, and freshness standards.
- Support audits, inspections, and corrective action initiatives.
Inventory & Financial Performance
- Assist with ordering, receiving, and inventory management activities.
- Help minimize shrink, spoilage, and product loss through effective inventory controls.
- Monitor department sales, margins, and labor performance.
- Support implementation of action plans designed to improve department profitability.
Leadership & Team Development
- Assist with hiring, onboarding, and training new associates.
- Provide coaching, guidance, and performance feedback to department team members.
- Help develop employee skills and promote a culture of accountability and teamwork.
- Assist with scheduling to ensure appropriate staffing levels.
- Act as department leader when the Meat Manager is unavailable.
Qualifications Required
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous experience in meat, grocery, food service, or related retail operations.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to lift and move products consistent with job requirements.
Preferred
- Supervisory or leadership experience in a meat department or grocery environment.
- Knowledge of meat cutting, merchandising, inventory management, and food safety practices.
- Experience managing operational and financial performance metrics.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Leadership and team development skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
- Knowledge of meat products, production processes, and merchandising techniques.
- Ability to analyze sales and operational results.
- Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Commitment to food safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced retail environment.
Physical Requirements
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, and reaching.
- Ability to safely lift products and supplies in accordance with company guidelines.
- Exposure to refrigerated environments, sharp cutting tools, processing equipment, and cleaning chemicals.
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks while maintaining productivity and safety standards.
Success Measures
- Achievement of department sales, margin, and profitability goals.
- Compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
- Effective shrink and inventory control results.
- Strong customer satisfaction and service performance.
- Successful development and retention of department associates.
- Consistent execution of merchandising and operational standards.
We also provide a variety of benefits including:
- Competitive wages paid weekly
· Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
- Associate discounts
- Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
- Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
- Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
- An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
Our Values – Click below to view video: ACI Values
About Us
Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!
Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street.
Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success.
Bring your flavor
Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.
Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer
This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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