Meat Department Manager

About the role

Hy-Vee is hiring a Meat Department Manager in Wausau. The manager sets the department's standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and profitability, and coordinates the delivery of fresh, high-quality products at competitive prices. The position is exempt under FLSA and reports to the District Store Director, Store Manager and Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables and Health Wellness Home.

Key responsibilities

• Create a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and set department standards for service, cleanliness and professionalism.
• Recruit, hire, train, supervise, discipline and evaluate department employees, and determine department goals with the store director.
• Determine weekly schedules, inspect displays, order product for replenishment and plan displays and promotions.
• Handle customer issues, answer phones and take product orders, and ensure correct retail pricing.
• Analyze weekly and monthly sales and trends, prepare ad projections and write ads, and conduct department inventory.
• Ensure proper temperatures and storage to control shrink, troubleshoot equipment and maintain hygiene and dress guidelines.
• Extend and post invoices, oversee department bookkeeping, and stay competitive on pricing in the market area.
• Attend meetings and seminars, participate in continuing education, and fill displays and work in the sales area.
• Supervise others, allocate personnel, approve discipline, recommend transfers, discharge and salary increases.
• Secondary duties include unloading trucks, checking in delivered goods, and assisting in other store areas.

Required profile

• High school or equivalent, computer meat program, Hy-Vee food safety training; Dale Carnegie is encouraged.
• Over one year of related work experience preferred.
• Ability to think logically and solve problems, do arithmetic with fractions, decimals and percentages, and read technical manuals.
• Physical ability to lift up to 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently and 10 pounds constantly, with normal vision and color vision.

Working conditions

• Fast-paced environment with daily exposure to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, cleaning chemicals and equipment hazards.
• Equipment used includes slicers, grinders, bone dusters, automatic patty machines, pallet jacks and a C.A.R.S. reordering system.
• Confidential information such as employee compensation and sales and profit sheets is accessed.
• Employment is contingent on a pre-employment drug screen.