Meat Department Supervisor

About the position

The Meat Department Supervisor at Whole Foods Market is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the meat department, ensuring high standards of service and product quality. This role involves supervising team members, maintaining compelling meat displays, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The supervisor plays a key role in training and developing team members while fostering a positive work environment that aligns with the company's core values.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and delegates tasks to Meat Team Members.
• Works with Team Trainer to train Team Members in a manner that builds and sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Assists in training of new Team Members, utilizing learning checklists and training materials.
• Resolves difficult customer situations.
• Ensures all necessary breaks are given.
• Makes sure temp, sweep, and sanitation logs are completed.
• Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
• Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
• Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Communicates and maintains Team Member safety and security standards.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Requirements

• 1 year of retail experience.
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to lead and develop others.
• Extensive knowledge of Meat team procedures and policies.
• Extensive knowledge of meat products and ability to communicate living conditions of animals to customers and Team Members.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.
• Capable of teaching others in a positive and constructive manner.
• Thorough product knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures.
• Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability, leadership skills, and ability to prioritize and delegate.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.