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Assistant Manager Meat

467 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ 07012, USA Req #2697
Friday, April 12, 2024
Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has eight stores in Norwalk, Danbury, and Newington, CT, Farmingdale, East Meadow and Yonkers, NY, Paramus and Clifton, NJ. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Assistant Manager, Meat               

Full Time Hourly – $18.55 - $23.00 per hour

Must be at least 18 years and older

 

Position Description:

 

With limited supervision, the assistant manager is responsible for assisting with the overall operation, sales and profit goals of the Meat Department.

 

Your day-to-day:

 

  • Ensure displays are merchandised and appropriate signage is visible
  • Ensure displays are full and product is rotated appropriately
  • Ensure daily production plan is met
  • Show and sell and cross merchandise whenever possible
  • Review sales and commodity reports to identify opportunities to achieve goals
  • Conduct periodic price surveys to ensure pricing remains competitive
  • Place orders with vendors and transfers, when needed
  • Ensure USDA logs are up to date
  • Participate in monthly, quarterly and yearly department inventories
  • Attend department BASH and Strategy meetings
  • Respond to industry trends by attending trade shows and one idea trips
  • Assist in hiring, promoting , and training team members
  • Provide timely feedback by completing and delivering comprehensive 90 day and mid-year Performance Chats
  • Provide feedback to department manager for Annual Performance Appraisals
  • Create schedules and enter them into HRIS system for team members to  access at least 3 weeks in advance
  • Ensure team member time cards are accurate for weekly payroll processing
  • Conduct and/or actively participate in monthly department communication meetings
  • Address disciplinary issues in a timely fashion
  • Ensure compliance with all employment laws
  • Ensure the department is in compliance with all health codes, sanitation and safety regulations
  • Ensure representation is present at all Safety Committee Meetings
  • Conduct/oversee daily/periodic department cleaning
  • Any other projects, as needed

 

Qualifications:

 

  • High School Diploma or equivalent with 1 to 3 years’ experience
  • Safely operate bone saws, patty machine, auto wrapper and all other equipment used in the day to day operation of the meat department
  • Vast knowledge of all cuts of meat and the ability to articulate proper cooking and preparation to customers
  • Demonstrate safe knife handling skills
  • Demonstrate an understanding of product costing and how to minimize waste
  • Great customer service skills
  • Good computer skills and a basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, the HRIS, purchase order, transfer, item maintenance, and interscale systems
  • Good communications skills, both written and oral
  • Good organizational skills
  • The ability to delegate tasks and give clear directions
  • The ability to multi-task

 

What you bring to the team:

 

  • Lead by example
  • Excellent work ethic
  • Excellent interpersonal skill
  • Honest
  • Confidential
  • Quick thinker
  • The ability to problem solver
  • Firm, but fair
  • Flexible

 

Working Conditions:

 

  • The temperature in the department is colder than room temperature due to the products being highly perishable
  • The position requires frequent walking, standing, lifting, pushing and pulling with a maximum of 100 lbs and occasionally climbing and reaching

 

Satisfy:

  • Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.

Teamwork:

  • Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.

Excellence:

  • Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.

Wow:

  • Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!

 

Why you’ll love working here!

 

Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

 

Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!

 

Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

 

 Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our employees Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.  

 

We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business

 

 

For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!

http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. 

Other details

  • Job Family Food
  • Job Function Retail Grocery
  • Pay Type Hourly
  • Employment Indicator Full Time
Location on Google Maps
  • 467 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ 07012, USA