Meat Department Supervisor

• Supervision and management. Assists in the hiring, training, scheduling, and evaluation of performance of staff for the department.
• Maintains inventory working with manager to select inventory, including types and quantities appropriate for changes in retail activity.
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with purveyors.
• Cuts and trims meat to size for display or as ordered by a customer using hand tools and power equipment, such as a grinder, cubing machine, and power saw.
• Ensure meats are displayed and packaged appropriately for sale.
• Product development and management. Develops and updates menus for catering, meals, and carry-out specials, ensuring pricing is competitive and the quality meets the company standards.
• Develops new products, documents recipes to ensure standardization and works with the SM to promote.
• Develops and manages budget for department, monitors expense and investigates and resolves variances in inventory or costs.
• Provides customer service by processing requests for specific cuts of meat, providing information to customers on availability of specific cuts of meat, and how to prepare or cook the meat.
• Provides advice on special orders such as deli trays or catering.
• Ensure equipment, work surfaces, display cases, refrigerators, and freezers are cleaned properly with safe temperatures always maintained.
• Ensure the meat area is prepared for inspections, whether planned or unplanned.
• Assists as needed in the retail deli area preparing customer orders, stocking meats and cheeses.
• Follows all safety standards and regulations.
• Monitors staff training for compliance and necessary re-certifications.
• May assist in other areas in the store manager’s absence.

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school degree or GED combined with two to three years of relevant experience is required.
• Knowledge of food retail marketing practices.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Budget management experience.
• Inventory management experience.
• Knowledge of the preparation of all meats and fish for the retail market, including, but not limited to, selection, types of cuts, trimming, grinding, storage, and preparation.
• Knowledge of curing or smoking meats and preparing sausage.
• Experience working with purveyors and inspecting new meat purchases.
• ServSafe certification.
• Basic math skills are necessary.
• Must be able to read and apply company procedure documents.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary to greet customers and provide information in an accurate and courteous manner.
• Must be able to work in a team environment.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks accurately and courteously.
• Must be able to complete company-sponsored training and required updates within specified training periods.

• Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds throughout a normal shift, moving and stacking merchandise, cleaning, sweeping, shoveling snow.
• Ability to work in commercial refrigerators and freezers.
• Ability to safely handle all necessary cutting tools.
• Ability to stoop, bend, and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work inside coolers to maintain inventory.
• Ability to ascend and descend a five-foot step ladder safely.

Blarney Castle Oil