Assistant Meat Manager

The Assistant Meat Manager supports the Meat Manager in overseeing daily operations of the meat department to ensure high standards of product quality, freshness, food safety, inventory control, and customer service. This role assists with department execution, associate supervision, and operational compliance while helping drive sales and control shrink.

Customer Service

• Maintain a friendly, service-oriented department with fast and courteous customer assistance
• Assist customers with product selection, special orders, and food preparation suggestions
• Address customer questions or concerns and escalate issues as needed

Department Operations

• Assist with daily meat department operations including cutting, trimming, grinding, wrapping, and merchandising
• Build and maintain meat and seafood displays; rotate and remove damaged or outdated product
• Ensure cleanliness, sanitation, and organization of work areas, cutting rooms, coolers, equipment, and displays
• Support opening and closing department procedures

Food Safety & Compliance

• Ensure proper temperature control during preparation, storage, and display
• Enforce food safety, sanitation, labeling, and code-dating standards
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and company meat handling regulations

Inventory & Shrink Control

• Assist with inventory control to maintain adequate product levels, quality, and freshness
• Help minimize shrink through proper handling, rotation, trim control, and waste reduction
• Assist with physical inventories conducted every four weeks
• Maintain an organized meat cooler and backroom area

Merchandising & Sales

• Support execution of promotional and seasonal meat and seafood displays
• Ensure accurate pricing and signage, including Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
• Assist with monitoring sales trends and daily production needs

Associate Support & Leadership

• Assist with scheduling, training, supervising, and assigning duties to meat department associates
• Lead the department during assigned shifts in the absence of the Meat Manager
• Coach associates on safety, productivity, and customer service expectations

Administrative & Receiving Duties

• Accurately complete daily logs, production charts, meat grinding logs, sales, labor, and other required paperwork
• Perform receiving duties including breaking down loads, verifying invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortages, and stocking product
• Operate department equipment including pallet jacks, hand trucks, knives, grinders, saws, cubers, and safety tools

Required

• Previous experience in a meat department or grocery retail environment
• Knowledge of meat cutting, handling, and food safety practices
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs and perform repetitive physical tasks
• Ability to work in refrigerated environments

Preferred

• Prior supervisory or lead experience
• Familiarity with inventory control, shrink management, and ordering systems

Work Schedule & Environment

• Flexible availability including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Work performed in temperature-controlled environments with frequent exposure to refrigerated conditions

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.

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

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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Pay Transparency:
Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on things like location, experience, qualifications, and the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Dependent on length of service, hours worked, any applicable collective bargaining agreement and/or Company policy, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay*, PTO/Vacation pay*, paid holidays*, bereavement pay and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility). Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus, subject to Company bonus plans. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis.

*For roles in Washington State: Sick pay and PTO/Vacation pay are accrued based on hours worked and paid holidays are issued at 7-9 days annually.