Meat Manager (Union Meatcutter) - Full-time

p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongTITLE:nbsp; /strongMeat Coordinatorstrongnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; DEPARTMENT:nbsp; /strongMeat/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongnbsp;/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongSTATUS: /strongFT, Coordinator, Union, Hourlystrongnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; REPORTS TO:nbsp; /strongStore Manager/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongnbsp;/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongJOB SUMMARY:/strong To ensure the highest level of service possible to Outpostrsquo;s internal and external customers. To ensure an organized and smoothly run meat department including ordering, pricing, and inventory control. To supervise, motivate, and provide meat staff with the tools required to be successful in their jobs. To meet department objectives for sales, margin, and labor goals./p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongnbsp;/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongWORK ENVIRONMENT:nbsp; /strongFast paced retail floor. Regular work near moving mechanical parts (i.e. meat saws and grinders) and in cold climate conditions (i.e. meat coolers). Ability to work in moderate and loud noise environments including, but not limited to: computers, paging, telephones, human voices, and machinery. Position requires working during busy retail times, which include weekends, afternoons, and evenings./p div style="border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;" p style="border: none; padding: 0in; margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongnbsp;/strong/p /div p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongunbsp;/u/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"stronguESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES/u:/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strong1.nbsp; Customer Service/strong/p ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Treat people fairly, consistently, and with respect./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure efficient, informative, and friendly service according to established customer service vision and standards./li /ol p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strong2.nbsp; Meat Department Responsibilities/strong/p h1 style="margin: 0in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Leadership/h1 ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Model supportive and participatory leadership qualities, promote team building and motivate staff to achieve their stated objectives./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Treat staff and managers with consistency and fairness, in a style appropriate to a cooperative work environment./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure that communications are clear, direct, and respectful./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure the integrity of Outpostrsquo;s stated values in decision-making and interactions with others./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Use the interest-based problem solving method to resolve issues/li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure professional and friendly service from all meat staff./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Act as a model to all employees following both the union contract and employee handbook./li /ol p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongDepartment Operations/strong/p ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Plan, organize, and supervise all department operations./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure staff are available to meet customersrsquo; requests and needs./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure daily tasks are assigned to ensure productive work flow./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure that meat is properly stored and handled by all meat department staff./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"See that unsellable items are properly disposed of.nbsp; Keep accurate records of credits, losses, transfers, and markdowns./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure that all meat displays, coolers, equipment, cutting room, and storage areas are in clean, orderly condition, and meet Health Department standards./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure meat equipment is maintained and properly serviced.nbsp; Advise store manager of equipment repair/replacement needs./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Maintain and update departmentrsquo;s standard operating procedures (SOPrsquo;s) as needed.nbsp; Ensure staff are aware of and trained in department SOPrsquo;s./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure that staff are following safety, sanitation, and security procedures./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Conduct department resets and quarterly inventory./li /ol p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongOrdering and Pricing/strong/p ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Negotiate with suppliers for favorable prices, terms, quality, and delivery in coordination with purchasing director./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure abundant supply of fresh products, keeping out-of-stocks to a minimum./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Receive and process orders for weekly inventory.nbsp; Check condition and invoice accuracy on all deliveries.nbsp; Ensure correct product rotation./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Coordinate returns and credit from suppliers when applicable and ensure that staff knows how to do the same./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Review invoices for accuracy, price changes, and product additions.nbsp;/li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Establish prices to achieve set margin goals.nbsp; Coordinate prices and product selection with purchasing manager./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure accurate up-to-date price labeling of department items./li /ol p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongMerchandising/strong/p ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure displays and shelves are fully stocked and rotated.nbsp; Set stocking priorities for department staff./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Plan attractive meat amp; seafood displays using color and texture to enhance./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure proper shelf tags and sale signs are on shelves and displays. Request signs as needed./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Provide product information and educational materials to customers and staff./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure value added and meal solutions are in fresh case daily./li /ol p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongPersonnel/strong/p ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Develop and uphold performance standards for all meat staff./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Schedule meat staff according to weekly labor budget and quarterly cost of labor. Arrange for coverage of vacant shifts and fill in as needed./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"In coordination with store manager, hire qualified meat staff within established policies./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure training for all department staff.nbsp; Successfully complete training checklists with new department staff./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Motivate and provide meat staff with the tools and materials required to ensure high quality and efficient job performance./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Provide timely, thorough and thoughtful performance evaluations to department staff with store manager./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Recommend to store manager corrective counseling measures and/or disciplinary action as needed for all department staff, according to established personnel policies./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Ensure that department meetings are conducted to maintain effective communication with staff.nbsp;/li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Perform duties included on department journeyperson and clerk job descriptions./li /ol h1 style="margin: 0in; break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Budgeting and Planning/h1 ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Attend management team meetings./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Meet the established goals for margin, labor costs, sales and inventory./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Work with store manager to develop annual operating budget, production projections, capital budget, and equipment needs.nbsp;/li /ol p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strong3.nbsp; All Staff Duties/strong/p ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" start="1" type="a" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Abide by all Co-op policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook and other company documents./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Keep store orderly and clean./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Maintain a positive attitude./li li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Perform all other duties as assigned by store manager or assistant store manager./li /ol p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"strongnbsp;/strong/p p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"stronguKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES/u:/strong/p ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc" li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'ITC Officina Sans Std Book';"Outstanding customer servi