Assistant Meat Department Head - Full Time

Position Title: Assistant Meat Department Head - Full Time

Position Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID: 50543

Banner: Metro

Employment Type: Permanent

This position is part of a unionized bargaining unit. The hourly wage for this position starts at $18.45 - $27.15 and is established in accordance with the collective agreement. Depending on a candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, education, and prior experience, a higher hourly wage may be offered. Any hourly wage offered for this role, whether starting or higher, will fall within the wage scale established for this position in accordance with the collective agreement.

This is a posting for an existing permanent full-time position.

Location: WINDSOR 6740 WYANDOTTE E

Shift: Days, Evenings & Weekends

Join our team at Metro as an Assistant Meat Department Head!

Are you passionate about fresh, high-quality products and looking to grow your leadership experience in a fast-paced retail environment? At Metro, we're looking for an Assistant Meat Department Head who can support department operations, lead by example, and help deliver an exceptional shopping experience. If you enjoy working with people, maintaining high standards, and contributing to a successful team, we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Assist the Meat Department Head in overseeing the daily operations of the department.
• Help ensure the department is fully stocked, clean, organized, and customer-ready at all times.
• Support the development and implementation of efficient department processes and procedures.
• Assist with receiving, cutting, packaging, labeling, and rotating meat products in both display cases and storage areas.
• Help supervise, train, and mentor meat department staff.
• Provide guidance and support to team members throughout daily operations.
• Assist with creating staff schedules to ensure adequate department coverage.
• Help monitor staff performance and provide coaching when required.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels while minimizing shrink and product waste.
• Ensure all products meet Metro's quality and freshness standards.
• Assist with ordering merchandise and coordinating deliveries.
• Help create attractive merchandise displays and maintain department presentation standards.
• Support promotional activities and seasonal merchandising initiatives.
• Ensure accurate pricing, signage, and product labeling.
• Deliver exceptional customer service by responding to customer inquiries and resolving concerns professionally.
• Maintain a friendly, helpful, and welcoming shopping experience for customers.
• Support the achievement of department sales, labour, and profitability goals.
• Monitor inventory movement and assist with adjusting orders based on customer demand.
• Follow all health, food safety, and sanitation standards.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and rotation of all meat products.
• Conduct routine department inspections and address issues promptly.
• Collaborate with other departments to support overall store operations.
• Communicate department needs and concerns to store management.
• Act as Department Head in their absence and assist with leadership responsibilities as required.
  
  

Qualifications

• Meat experience which includes excellent product knowledge and rotation and merchandising experience.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Capable of standing for a prolonged period of 4-8 hours; of bending, twisting and turning and reaching; and of lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Available to work days, evenings, Saturdays and Sundays, as per the C.B.A
  
  

The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

Disclosure on Use of Artifical Intelligence in Recruitment: At METRO, we are commited to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose that METRO and certain third-party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions. The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.