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Roche Bros. Supermarkets

Meat - Assistant Manager

Millis, MA · On-site

$21.25 - $28.25/hr

To assist the meat manager to effectively plan, organize, lead, coordinate and optimize the materials and human resources in the meat department to provide variety and high quality merchandise ...

Roche Bros. Supermarkets

Meat - Assistant Manager

Millis, MA · On-site

$21.25 - $28.25/hr

Overview To assist the meat manager to effectively plan, organize, lead, coordinate and optimize the materials and human resources in the meat department to provide variety and high quality ...

Roche Brothers

Meat - Assistant Manager

Bridgewater, MA

$22 - $29/hr

Overview To assist the meat manager to effectively plan, organize, lead, coordinate and optimize the materials and human resources in the meat department to provide variety and high quality ...

Roche Brothers

Meat - Assistant Manager

Westwood, MA

$23.50 - $31/hr

Overview To assist the meat manager to effectively plan, organize, lead, coordinate and optimize the materials and human resources in the meat department to provide variety and high quality ...

Shaw's

Meat Cutters

Boston, MA

$16.50 - $22/hr

Meat Manager, Assistant Meat Manager Position(s) that report directly to this position: Full time Meat Cutters may supervise, train, and develop part time clerks when assigned. ESSENTIAL JOB ...

Shaw's

Meat Cutters

Boston, MA · On-site

$16.50 - $22/hr

Meat Manager, Assistant Meat Manager Position(s) that report directly to this position: Full time Meat Cutters may supervise, train, and develop part time clerks when assigned. ESSENTIAL JOB ...

Jetro Restaurant Depot

Assistant Meat Manager

Avon, MA · On-site

$18 - $18.60/hr

JOB DETAILS Job Summary The Assistant Meat Manager supports the overall operation of the meat department, ensuring product quality, inventory accuracy, and consistent execution of company standards.

Jetro / Restaurant Depot

Assistant Meat Manager

Avon, MA · On-site

$18 - $18.60/hr

Job Summary The Assistant Meat Manager supports the overall operation of the meat department, ensuring product quality, inventory accuracy, and consistent execution of company standards. This role ...

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What are some common challenges faced by meat assistants in a busy retail environment?

Meat Assistants often work in fast-paced settings where maintaining food safety standards and cleanliness under time pressure can be challenging. They may need to quickly adapt to fluctuating customer demands, handle heavy lifting, and manage multiple tasks such as preparing cuts, restocking displays, and assisting customers. Effective teamwork and clear communication with butchers and other staff are essential for keeping operations smooth and ensuring customer satisfaction.

What is a meat assistant?

Meat Assistants are retail workers who support butchers or meat department supervisors in grocery stores, supermarkets, or specialty meat shops. Their responsibilities typically include preparing, packaging, and displaying meat products, assisting customers, maintaining cleanliness and food safety standards, and restocking shelves. They may also help with basic meat cutting under supervision, ensuring all products are properly labeled and stored. Good customer service and knowledge of meat products are important skills for this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a meat assistant, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Meat Assistant, you need basic knowledge of meat cuts, food safety practices, and often a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with equipment like meat slicers, scales, and point-of-sale (POS) systems is typically required, and food handling certifications may be preferred. Attention to detail, customer service skills, and the ability to work efficiently in a team are valuable soft skills in this role. These skills ensure safe product handling, high-quality customer interactions, and smooth operations in a busy retail or processing environment.

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Meat - Assistant Manager

Roche Bros. Supermarkets

Westwood, MA • On-site

$23.50 - $31/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 24 days ago

Roche Bros. Supermarkets rating

7.0

Company rating: 7.0 out of 10

Based on 27 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Overview
To assist the meat manager to effectively plan, organize, lead, coordinate and optimize the materials and human resources in the meat department to provide variety and high quality merchandise appealingly displayed to maximize the sales and profits of the meat department while maintaining great customer service. To function as meat manager in his/her absence.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Must be 18 years of age with High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Successful experience in meat operation (including merchandising, ordering, inventorying and pricing).
  • Complete training in meat operation.
  • Ability to display initiative and work with limited supervision.
  • Must be Servsafe certified.
  • Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English, with the ability to follow instructions.
  • Ability to work a scheduled based on the business needs of the store location.
  • Authorized to work within the U.S.

Responsibilities
The list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary by the company.
  • Provide an open door atmosphere conducive to high associate morale and excellent customer service. Achieve the highest associate morale in the industry by managing in a style that is Respectful, Supportive and Totally Team Oriented (RSTO).
  • Commit to the "Golden Rule" and work with other associates to build a strong meat team.
  • Promote the company image as a service-oriented operation where every associate will greet, assist, render efficient service and thank customers in a prompt, courteous, friendly and business-like manner.
  • Ensure the department achieves the standards of performance as outlined in the work and merchandising plan.
  • Possess good communication skills, ability to conduct and facilitate department meetings, and ensure fair and consistent treatment in administering discipline to promote high associate morale.
  • Responsible for inventory, security and expense control of the department.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, and thus compliance with all state and federal laws applicable to our industry (i.e., scheduling/labor laws, dress code, sanitation regulations, etc.).
  • Resolve customer complaints to the full satisfaction of the customer and answer product questions.
  • Ensure the department is merchandised in accordance with the needs of the community.
  • Individual and department completion of the onboarding/e-learnings and checklist within 30 days of hire/entering the department. Train and develop associates in accordance with company policy and procedures.
  • Order, receive, unload and store deliveries; store, price, date, rotate, and stock product and prepare product for display and sale.
  • Keep all meat merchandise rotated in accordance with company policy and product code dates and always make use of the oldest products first (first in, first out).
  • Effectively control proper storage limiting shrink and damaged goods.
  • Achieve and maintain department's merchandising goals and standards in cooperation with store manager and department merchandisers and buyers (such as gross profit, presentation, etc.).
  • Plan, order, prepare cutting list and process meat according to work plan and standard to maximize sales and gross profit.
  • Assist the department manager with planning work schedules and breaks; achieve payroll consistently by scheduling within budget.
  • Help ensure wage and hour policies and regulations are adhered to, maintain accurate records, and respond timely to all location mail, reports, and records.
  • Prepare special cuts as requested by customers.
  • Help minimize all department expenses without compromising department conditions or customer service level (i.e., payroll, supplies, insurance cost).
  • Delegate and use initiative, ingenuity and good judgment to act on opportunities and solve problems.
  • Conduct weekly sales meetings along with department manager to establish merchandising, sales and profit objectives.
  • Monitor cooler and display area temperatures to ensure product quality; report refrigeration failure immediately.
  • Ensure that company standards of safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation and productivity are achieved.
  • Practice the "Cleaner's Creed" and proper sanitation procedures.
  • Keep sales and work area swept clean, orderly and free from safety hazards; report hazards to management.
  • Exercise proper safety practices when lifting or moving products or using equipment.

Secondary Job Functions:
  • Verify price checks for customers as needed.
  • Ensure department associates adhere to company dress code standards.
  • Notify management of associate theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized mark downs or property defacement.
  • Clean walls, fans and drains in meat cooler, display cases and work area.
  • Other duties as assigned by management.

Physical Demands: (per work day)
The physical demands and safety risk factors of the job listed below may occur during each work shift and are listed according to their frequency.
Physical Demands
Frequency
Sitting, balancing, fingering, and crawling.
0% (N) Never
Climbing up to 12 feet, stooping, kneeling, crouching, feeling, talking, and smelling.
1-33% (O) Occasionally
Carrying and lifting up to 80 lbs, pushing and pulling up to 400 lbs, handling, and bending.
34-66% (F) Frequently
Standing and walking on a title or concrete floor, reaching at waist or overhead, seeing, and hearing.
67-100% (C) Continuously
Safety Risk Factors
Frequency
Hazardous cleaning solutions.
0% (N) Never
Contact with skin irritant, toxic exposure (see material safety data sheet), nuisance dust, fumes, and sprays.
1-33% (O) Occasionally
Loud noise, twisting of back and neck, slippery and cluttered floor surface.
34-66% (F) Frequently
Hazardous equipment (mechanical moving parts) and contact with sharp objects.
67-100% (C) Continuously
Machines, tools, and equipment utilized:
Hamburg grinder, automatic wrapping machine, needle machine, cube machine, band saw, slicer, knives, needle machine, pressure washer, pallet jack, power jack, pricing gun, scale, and trash compactor.
Repetitive Action:
Continuous movement of entire body.
Working Conditions: Working environment is inside and possibly outside within cold temperatures that may be wet or humid.
Hiring Range: In accordance with MA Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the hiring range for this position. At Roche Bros., 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 education, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. The hiring range for this position is $19.40 - $25.20 per hour.

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