Food Production Meat Manager

3955 W 3500 S, West Valley City, UT 84120, USA

Posted Friday, January 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM | Expires Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 8:59 AM

$89,000 PER YEAR

The purpose of this position is to ensure that Harmons’ Central Food Production Facility consistently delivers safe, high quality, profitable, and efficient Meat production. This role is responsible for overseeing all Meat associates and production equipment to guarantee smooth, safe, and timely operations. A key focus of the position is close collaboration with USDA Inspectors, Quality and Control team, and Sanitation team to ensure our HACCP Plan, GMPs, SSOPs are followed.

• Follows established HACCP, GMPs, SSOPs, and FSMA standards
• Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, OSHA, and local health department regulations
• Ensures labeling accuracy of lot codes for traceability
• Ensures the quality and presentation of all Meat items produced in Central Food Production meets Harmons’ standards
• Is knowledgeable about all cuts of beef, pork, chicken, turkey, seafood, etc. and is able to cut all meats
• Writing the Central Food Production Meat department schedule to ensure coverage and meet production and labor goals
• Teaches, mentors, and educates associates to help them be successful members of the team
• Provides honest, direct, and constant feedback to associates regarding their performance and areas of improvement; assesses associate performance and influences promotion, discipline, etc.
• Promptly addresses and resolves associates’ concerns and/or grievances
• Follows sales plans to ensure production levels meet store needs for sales growth and appropriate in stock conditions
• Plans production based off forecast and provides ingredient information to Central Food Production Inventory Control Manager for ordering
• Rotates and manages finished products in the shipping cooler using FIFO methods
• Trained and continues to learn all equipment in the Central Food Production Facility
• Ensure associates are trained on equipment needed to perform their jobs
• Ensure all equipment is calibrated and functioning properly to meet production requirements
• Communicate downtime to appropriate leadership to ensure schedules are adjusted and stores are made aware of potential order delays
• Assist in adjusting processes and production flow to be as efficient as possible in the Meat department of the Central Food Production Facility
• Maintain manuals, videos, etc. provided for all equipment to reference as needed
• Maintains necessary spare parts and tools to repair equipment in a timely manner
• Maintain accurate maintenance and repair records
• Perform routine preventive maintenance on equipment
• Troubleshoot equipment issues to reduce downtime
• Coordinate with vendors for major repairs and warranty services
• Track warranties and service plans needed for each piece of equipment
• Hold PCQI certification as a leader in Harmons Central Food Production Facility

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

• Consistent and daily interaction with facility associates
• Consistent and daily interaction with Inventory Control Manager, Quality and Control team, Sanitation team, and Director of Central Food Production

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A high school diploma or GED required; some college education preferred; five years of meat department/butcher experience preferred; or any combination of education, experience, and training which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• PCQI certification required
• Familiarity with all cuts of meat and how to prepare them
• Must enjoy working with and handling meat products
• Enjoys and has experience preparing, cooking, and eating a variety of seafood and meat products
• Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation…