Meat Manager

Good Harvest Market, Waukesha County's largest independently owned natural and organic grocer, is currently seeking to hire a full-time Meat Manager. Most shifts will start early at (6am-9am), but this role must also be able to cover closing shifts when needed as well. The latest our meat department closes is 7pm.

The ability to provide quality customer service is a priority in our business. The right candidate for this role will enjoy working with people and have a minimum of 2 years retail meat cutting experience, with a preference for 5+ years. A minimum of 3 years retail management experience is required. Current meat managers and experienced meat cutters with advanced experience (ordering, merchandising, scheduling) are encouraged to apply for this leadership role. Starting wage range is negotiable based on experience.

The Meat Manager is responsible for leading and training all members and operations of the meat & seafood department, keeping the department well stocked with products that meet our strict quality standards, writing weekly schedules within a set labor budget, developing team members, ordering and managing inventory and pricing margins, delighting our customers with high quality product options, and keeping the department safe and clean.

Our meat department combines an old-school friendly neighborhood butcher feel with a focus on humanely raised, grass-fed and pasture raised meats and sustainably sourced seafood.

About you

• Our mission statement speaks to you: “To passionately serve and nourish our community with organic, local, and more sustainable options”.
• You like to turn frowns upside down.
• You value independently owned businesses and believe people can ‘vote’ with their dollars.
• You want to work in a family focused, locally owned, customer friendly environment dedicated to serving only the best product

About us

• We pay weekly. Every Friday.
• Our employees enjoy a generous 25% in-store purchase discount on all of our exceptional products, including in our public house restaurant, Hop Harvest & Vine.
• We offer both full and part time staff participation in our Simple IRA Retirement Match plan (must be at least 18 years old).
• We offer full time team members paid holidays, paid time off, enrollment in our group health care plans (medical, dental, vision) and we pay for life and disability benefits. We offer part-time employees working 20+ hours per week paid holidays.
• When advancement opportunities become available we always look within first.
• We provide an educational, team oriented environment. Our employees love working together

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• providing exceptional customer service
• managing a team of cutters and clerks
• ensuring our quality standards are maintained or exceeded at all times
• cutting and wrapping a variety of fresh meats and seafood
• stocking, rotating, and properly dating and maintaining inventory
• cleaning the department

Requirements for this position:

• a minimum of 2 years retail meat cutting experience required
• a minimum of 3 years management experience required
• knowledge of different cuts and cooking techniques for meat and seafood
• must be 18+ years old
• ability to lift 70 lbs (can be a physical position)
• ability to work in varying temperatures (frequently working in cold and damp conditions)
• ability to speak, read, and write English fluently
• basic to intermediate skills using Microsoft Word & Excel
• open availability, mainly daytime but must be flexible as needed
• a passion for providing natural and organic options to our community and a desire to continuously learn more about our industry

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE:

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations or the work environment change.