Meat Assistant Department Manager

Meat Assistant Department Manager

Bring your food service skills to a role where you can lead, grow, and make an impact!

Why join the Festival Foods team? If you have experience as a meat cutter, in fast food, restaurants, or food service, this is your chance to apply! As the Meat Assistant Department Manager, you'll help oversee daily operations, support a great team, and ensure our guests receive top-quality products and service.

Our meat department is a resource for customers looking to create restaurant-quality meals at home. By providing exceptional customer service, food preparation advice, and expert food service guidance, we help guests make the most of their meals. Plus, you'll enjoy the fast-paced environment of a sales and customer service-focused department with the stability of a grocery retail career.

What You'll Do:

As a Meat Assistant Manager at Festival Foods, you will:

• Support the Meat Department Manager: lead daily operations in their absence and step in as needed.
• Create a positive work environment by training, mentoring, and developing associates.
• Grow the team: collaborate with the Meat Department Manager to write and conduct performance reviews, and conduct corrective action as appropriate.
• Keep our meat department running smoothly: lead by example, maintain proper stock levels, and ensure accurate pricing and merchandising.
• Ensure guests receive outstanding customer service help them find what they need, provide expert advice on meat selection and preparation, and resolve any concerns.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and food-safe workspace in compliance with company standards.
• Monitor sales and inventory to maximize department profitability.
• Collaborate with meat and store leadership teams: Work closely with the Store Director, Meat Director, Training & Execution Specialists, and other department managers to exceed expectations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absence.

What You Bring:

• Education: High School Education or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience: 3+ of leadership experience (at least 1 years as manager) - retail, food service, fast food, or restaurant preferred.
• Certification: WI Certified Food Manager License (Festival to reimburse if associate obtains while employed)
• Ability to lead, coach and motivate a team
• Great communication skills and customer-focused mindset
• Proficiency with technology and computer systems.
• A solid understanding of warehouse (stock management and inventory control) in a retail or grocery setting.
• Commitment to maintaining high food safety and quality standards.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• The employee must possess the ability to stand in place for a long period of time; walk the store; bend, stoop, and kneel regularly. Requires fine finger and broad manual dexterity, and eye-hand-foot coordination in order to operate equipment.
• This position requires the employee have the ability to have full range of upper body motion in order to occasionally lift stock. Requires the ability to perform repetitive tasks for prolonged periods of time.
• Must possess functional sensory abilities in order to visually monitor the store, create attractive displays, and to operate equipment.
• This position requires the employee to lift up to 60 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Working conditions consist of occasional exposure to extreme temperatures.

Work Schedule

• The Meat Assistant Department Manager is a full-time position. The work schedule will include mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Join Us!

If you're ready to join a team that provides exceptional guest service, apply today!

Benefits Overview

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!
• Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
• Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
• Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
• Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
• Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we're proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals.

Address

2500 State Road

City

La Crosse

State

WI

Postal Code

54601