Temporary Meat Lead - Store

Job Title

Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we're looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household—all in a positive and fun work environment where you'll feel valued and appreciated.

If you're enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we'd love to meet you.

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Leadership

• Ensure that all associates are trained in the store's method of performing activities and functions.
• Maintain a positive work environment and ensure a fair and consistent treatment of all associates.
• Set a positive example of the company values and excellent customer service.
• Meet department Voice of the Customer / SMG standards.
• Recruit, select, on-board, coach, and develop the best associates possible to achieve store, company, strategic and tactical goals.
• Set clear performance expectations for associates and follow-up with timely performance evaluations and proper compensation.

Operations

• Adhere to all local, state, and federal regulations (e.g. weight and measures, COOL)
• Follow approved receiving procedures to ensure product quality and rotation.
• Maintaining & recording accurately inventory levels to maximize sales and optimize gross profit.
• Follows merchandising standards and systems as defined schematics, productions planning, merchandising and display standards, known loss tacking.
• Enforce and manage the local vendors to ensure proper service and inventory levels and standards.
• Ensure that the correct retail prices are displayed in the scale labels and price tags and communicate any price discrepancies to the Scan Coordinator.
• Maintain inventory control to ensure freshness, product quality and turnover for maximum sales and return-on-investment.
• Control excessive use of utilities and water.
• Control supplies inventory and expenses.
• Ensure that proper cleaning routine is conducted at the end of the shift in accordance with the Company procedures.
• Greet all customers and provide them with prompt and courteous service.
• Execute all department programs to ensure that the customer service, employee productivity, and meat cases presentation are being met.
• Maintain general housekeeping and sanitation standards in compliance with store policy and state and local health regulations on a regular, ongoing basis.
• Implement all merchandising plans (e.g. schematics, new items, promotional programs) issued by the support center.
• Oversee that all meat cuts are properly trimmed and displayed.
• Ensure that all associates are utilizing the correct PLU that corresponds with the proper product trays in accordance with the weights and measures regulations.
• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned.

Safety

• Inspect and maintain equipment in good working conditions and immediately report any maintenance or equipment issues to Store Management.
• Comply with company safety policies and procedures and ensure that all department associates do so as well also.
• Participate in store's safety committee.
• Notify Store Team Leader of safety policy violations that require disciplinary action.
• Meet Northgate Standards / County Regulations on safe food handling.
• Perform/manage all daily safety observations.
• Comply/train with all department safety regulations.
• Perform/manage daily Axonify participation.
• Comply/train with recipe guidelines.

Education/Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent are preferred.
• One year of experience required in meat department operations.
• Must be able to be relocated to a store within 20 miles from home depending on the needs of the business.

Certificates/License/Regulations

• Food Handlers Certification
• Forklift Certification
• Sexual Harassment Prevention/Respect Values Training/Boss to Coach/Leading Through People
• Issue Free Training
• Meat Cutter Certification
• Safety Leadership Training

Skills Required

• Must be able to calculate figures and amounts…