Assistant Meat Manager

Why choose us?

Are you ready to grow your leadership career in an environment focused on quality, consistency, and service?

Join us as a Meat Department Manager, where operational standards, food safety, and customer experience work together to support store success.

At Albertsons Companies, we seek leaders who lead through clear expectations, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement.

In this role, you will manage daily Meat Department operations, contribute to sales and profitability, and ensure consistent adherence to freshness, food safety, and merchandising standards.

This position operates in a fast ‐ paced retail environment where effective planning, follow ‐ through, and leadership directly influence department performance.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well ‐ being depends on consistent execution and reliable results.

Bring your experience with food production, merchandising, and team oversight to a role where success is measured through product quality, operational readiness, and customer satisfaction.

Main r esponsibilities:

Manage daily Meat Department operations to meet service, quality, and financial expectations

Maintain a professional, customer ‐ focused environment and respond to customer inquiries and special orders

Plan and coordinate daily production activities including preparation, packaging, stocking, and merchandising

Ensure displays are stocked, rotated, labeled, and maintained to company standards

Implement promotional and seasonal programs as scheduled

Maintain compliance with food safety, sanitation, temperature, and regulatory requirements

Review production results and adjust activities to support yield and profitability goals

Manage ordering, inventory levels, shrink, reclamation, and departmental expenses

Maintain clean, safe work areas including preparation rooms, coolers, freezers, display cases, and equipment

Schedule, train, coach, and oversee associates to ensure coverage and performance expectations

Complete and maintain required documentation including logs, reports, and audits

We are looking for candidates who possess the following:

Soft skills:

Clear communication and expectation ‐ setting

Consistent, objective decision ‐ making

Strong organization and follow ‐ through

Ability to lead teams in a structured, time ‐ sensitive environment

Meat department production and merchandising execution

Inventory management, ordering, and shrink control

Labor planning, scheduling, and performance management

Food safety, sanitation, and compliance execution

Meat handling, storage, rotation, and labeling standards

Food safety and temperature ‐ control requirements

Store systems, ordering platforms, and department documentation

Ability to review sales, labor, inventory, and production data

Ability to train and direct associates across department functions

Ability to operate department tools and equipment following company guidelines

Ability to lift, move, and handle product and work in cooler and freezer environments

Travel requirements: None

Other requirements: Flexible availability including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays; reliable attendance; compliance with company safety standards, food safety guidelines, grooming standards, and the Code of Business Conduct

We also provide a variety of benefits including:

Competitive w ages paid weekly

Associate discounts

Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)

Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay).

For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits

Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development

An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

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