Assistant Meat Manager
Job Description
The Assistant Meat Manager supports the Meat Manager in overseeing all aspects of the meat department, including product quality, food safety, merchandising, inventory control, and team leadership. This role helps drive sales, control costs, and ensure an exceptional shopping experience for customers.
Key Responsibilities Operations & Production- Assist in managing daily meat department operations, including cutting, trimming, and packaging products
- Ensure all meat and seafood products meet quality, freshness, and food safety standards
- Support inventory management, ordering, and receiving to maintain proper stock levels
- Monitor shrink, waste, and yields to achieve profitability goals
- Ensure proper rotation (FIFO) and handling of all perishable items
- Provide excellent customer service and assist with special cuts, custom orders, and product recommendations
- Resolve customer concerns quickly and professionally
- Maintain a clean, well-stocked, and visually appealing sales floor and service case
- Assist in training, coaching, and developing department associates
- Help create schedules that align with labor goals and business needs
- Promote a positive, productive, and safety-focused work environment
- Lead the department in the Meat Manager’s absence
- Execute merchandising plans, displays, and promotional activities to drive sales
- Ensure accurate pricing, signage, and product labeling
- Monitor sales trends and adjust production and ordering accordingly
- Enforce food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards (including proper PPE use)
- Maintain required logs such as temperature checks and cleaning schedules
- Ensure compliance with all company policies and local/regulatory requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Previous meat cutting, butcher, or retail meat department experience preferred
- Basic knowledge of meat cuts, food safety, and handling procedures
- Leadership or supervisory experience preferred
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends, evenings, and holidays
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Frequent lifting (up to 60 lbs.)
- Ability to work in cold environments (refrigerated/freezer conditions)
- Use of sharp tools and equipment (knives, saws, grinders)
- Leadership & Team Development
- Customer Focus
- Food Safety Awareness
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management & Efficiency
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.
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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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