Meat Lead Full Time

Meat Lead

The Meat Lead is responsible for overseeing meat department operations, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, maintaining inventory and merchandising excellence, and optimizing financial performance. This role supports operational execution and product quality while ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures. The Meat Lead does not have direct supervisory responsibilities but plays a critical role in supporting business performance and enhancing the Member experience.

A valid ServSafe Food Safety Certification is required and must be maintained in good standing. BJ's covers any applicable cost associated and training.

Job Summary

The Meat Lead is responsible for overseeing meat department operations, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, maintaining inventory and merchandising excellence, and optimizing financial performance. This role supports operational execution and product quality while ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures. The Meat Lead does not have direct supervisory responsibilities but plays a critical role in supporting business performance and enhancing the Member experience.

Team Member Engagement

• Live our values: Demonstrate inclusive behavior, make ethical choices, and approach your work with a positive and solution-oriented mindset.
• Create a safe and collaborative environment: Foster open communication and trust.
• Celebrate team members: Acknowledge others' contributions, support team success, and help create a positive, encouraging work environment.

Member Experience

• Guarantee service excellence: Ensure daily execution of GOLD Member Standards are met and are consistently reinforcing key service behaviors: Greet, Anticipate, Appreciate (GAA); Fast, Friendly, Full, Fresh, Clean; and Listen, Apologize, Solve, Thank (LAST) across all areas of the club.
• Create a positive experience: Engage with Members in a friendly and helpful manner to contribute to a premium shopping experience.
• Respond to Member needs: Address Member questions or concerns promptly and escalate unresolved issues to a supervisor when necessary.

Consistently Run Great Clubs with Great Standards

• Maintain Club Standards: Consistently Delivering GOLD Standards in your club.
• Contribute to club goals: Perform daily responsibilities with accuracy and consistency to support improvement in key performance areas and help the club meet or exceed targets.

Achieve Financial Performance

• Cost Discipline: Use supplies responsibly and follow scheduling expectations to help the club stay within labor and supply goals.
• Support Performance and Profitability: Complete tasks efficiently and accurately and follow best practices to help drive strong club results.
• Understand the Business: Learn how your role impacts key club metrics and contribute to overall department performance through consistent execution.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Lead Meat Department Operations: Oversee the preparation, cutting, packaging, and merchandising of fresh meat products following company guidelines.
• Oversee Production Process: Oversee meat production, including slicing, weighing, packaging, and labeling of meats, cheeses, and prepared foods while following food safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Demonstrates Full Proficiency: Execute operational functions of the department, including the ability to cut, trim, and prepare meat to company standards.
• Manage Inventory Proactively: Ensure proper product availability by monitoring inventory levels and executing timely replenishment to maintain in-stock conditions.
• Accurate Item Labeling: Ensure all items are accurately priced, labeled, and in compliance with company policies.
• Analyze Production and Sales: Track and analyze sales, waste, and shrink data to identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reduction.
• Sanitation and Safety Compliance: Maintain compliance with all sanitation, safety, and food handling regulations, including ServSafe guidelines, while ensuring the cleanliness and proper maintenance of meat equipment such as slicers, ovens, and refrigeration units.
• Report Operational Concerns: Escalate operational concerns, such as equipment malfunctions, stock shortages, or food safety risks, to management as necessary.
• Execute proper product rotation: Apply FIFO (First In, First Out) rotation procedures to reduce waste and maintain optimal product quality.
• Conduct quality and date checks: Regularly inspect products for expiration dates and condition, removing any damaged or outdated items to uphold food safety standards.
• Seasonal Promotion Execution: Execute seasonal promotions, merchandising initiatives, and special event product displays in alignment with company guidelines.
• Support Club Initiatives: Support club-wide initiatives, including inventory audits, shrink control, and performance tracking.
• Routine Case Inspections: Conduct daily inspections of meat cases, coolers, and freezers to ensure optimal conditions and compliance with food safety standards.
• Receiving and Inspection: Assist with receiving and inspecting meat shipments to verify accuracy.
• Inventory Audit Support: Support inventory audits and reconciliation efforts to minimize shrink and maintain accurate records.
• Cooked Meat Handling: Monitor and enforce proper handling, storage, and display of rotisserie and cooked meat products.
• Product Quality Assurance: Monitor product freshness and conduct quality checks to uphold company standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned: Provide additional support across departments as needed.
• Maintain regular, predictable, full attendance: Demonstrate consistent presence to support operations, provide leadership coverage, and ensure smooth club execution.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in meat department operations, retail, or food service.
• Strong knowledge of meat cutting, handling, and food safety regulations.
• Ability to analyze sales and operational data to drive performance improvements.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in basic computer applications (MS Word, Excel, Email).
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must maintain all training and required certifications

Job Conditions

• Frequent standing and movement on hard surfaces.
• Regular lifting of up to 30 pounds; occasional heavier lifting with assistance.
• Exposure to refrigerated and damp conditions (30-40 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Ability to safely operate meat-cutting equipment and sharp tools.
• Potential exposure to cleaning agents and raw meat products.

This job description provides a general overview of the role and responsibilities. It may be updated at management's discretion to align with business needs.

In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ's Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is starting from $23.50. We recognize the growing role of AI tools, including ChatGPT, and value familiarity with them. That said, we want to hear from your authentic self. Your application should reflect your own skills, experiences, and insights rather than AI-generated responses.