Duties and Responsibilities Customer Service & Sales Support Maintains an enthusiastic atmosphere focused on fast and friendly customer service. Assists customers with product suggestions, special orders, and food preparation recommendations. Engages in suggestive selling using telephone, in‑store intercom, and one‑on‑one interactions. Meat Cutting, Production & Display Trims, cuts, wraps, trays, and displays meat and seafood products according to company standards. Builds and maintains meat and seafood displays; rotates stock and removes outdated or spoiled items. Implements proper product preparation, cutting, trimming, and packaging techniques. Ensures all product temperatures are maintained throughout preparation, display, and storage. May oversee operation and maintenance of the meat cooler, freezer, and butcher block. Sanitation, Safety & Department Maintenance Maintains cleanliness, sanitation, and professional appearance of the work area, equipment, and department. Ensures compliance with safety protocols, retail labeling laws, federal/state regulations, and company code‑dating policies. Ensures all products are properly signed, priced accurately, and compliant with Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). Staff Leadership, Training & Development Schedules, supervises, trains, and assigns duties to department employees. Provides training on sales procedures, store policies, record‑keeping, and product handling. Identifies and develops employees with high potential for advancement. Possesses working knowledge of duties performed by all department staff. Operations, Planning & Reporting Assists with planning daily department operations and monitoring production processes for efficiency and profitability. Understands and executes all opening and closing department procedures. Assists in preparing sales and inventory reports; participates in physical inventory conducted every four weeks. Accurately maintains and monitors required logs and documents, including: Daily log sheets Production charts Meat Grinding Logs Sales and labor reports Other required paperwork and department records Inventory Management & Stocking Controls inventory levels to maintain adequate product quantity, quality, and freshness. Follows division directives for inventory levels; stocks and rotates product. Maintains and organizes the meat cooler, ensuring proper storage conditions. Enforces correct code‑dating for all department products. Receiving, Quality Control & Compliance Performs receiving duties, including breaking down loads, verifying invoices, inspecting quality, reporting shortages, stocking, and rotating product. Follows all temperature, storage, and packaging guidelines. Ensures all administrative documentation related to receiving and product handling is accurate. Equipment Use & Product Handling Operates department equipment safely and correctly, including: Pallet jacks Hand trucks Scissors, knives, safety cutters Meat grinder, saw, saw blades, and cuber Ensures equipment is maintained and used in alignment with safety standards. Shrink Control & Cost Management Controls shrink and cost through proper product handling, rotation, cutting standards, and inventory management practices.