Freezer Manager

Freezer Manager

Company: Jetro Restaurant Depot Location: 10330 West Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53225 Job Type: Full-time Sector: Management Compensation: Based on Experience Quick Apply Now

Position Title: Freezer Manager Department: Freezer Supervisor: Assistant Branch Manager, Branch Manager FLSA Exempt

Position Summary: Responsible for receiving product and ensures that freezers are stocked, labeled, clean, and delivered product is packed out and proper customer service is provided.

Essential Functions:

• Ensure proper customer service and works to develop relationships with large customers.
• Supervises Assistant Freezer Manager, Freezer Supervisors, and Stockers to assure that shelves are stocked and merchandise is rotated.
• Develops schedules, monitors performance, and recommends the proper discipline as appropriate.
• Trains employees in job responsibilities and safe operating procedures.
• Interviews candidates and recommends for hires.
• Disciplines employees when necessary and recommends terminations.
• Ensures that employees are performing the proper inspections to meet HACCP regulations as well as conducting periodic HACCP audits.
• Reviews inventory for product rotation on a daily basis to prevent shrinkage and damages.
• Ensures that shelf pricing is correct and reflects the most recent pricing and market conditions.
• Supervises the receiving of all freezer products and ensures that the proper paperwork is completed.
• Maintains accurate computer inventory levels by having physical inventories performed on a regular basis and adjustments made.
• Maintains refrigerated equipment and makes sure maintenance contracts and schedules are followed.
• Supervises the ordering of freezer products from vendors on a regular basis to assure we have competitive pricing and minimal shrink due to spoilage and not have too much inventory on hand.
• Makes sure all the employees in the department can work the equipment such as Toledo scale and Dennison label machine.
• Coordinates that the pallets stored in the racks have the proper block and date tags.
• Follows program to maintain the cleanliness of the area by a regular maintenance schedule of scrubbing and pulling out pallets and cleaning underneath.
• Insures that excess inventory not slotted on floor is stacked in overhead racks in close proximity to where it is sold or stored in freezers, refrigerators.
• Assures that trash is removed from floor and properly handled.
• Makes sure that low stockout of stock information is communicated to the Inventory Controller after carefully checking the system and rack for product.
• Maintains that all signage is correct and that the flyers prices are reflected on the product.
• Coordinates proper merchandising of aisles, logical adjacencies, proper holding power and space allocation and creatively merchandises and sets up impulse areas for merchandising.
• Performs additional duties, responsibilities, and projects as assigned.
• Performs weekly self audits on the freezer department.

Other Responsibilities: Performs other work-related duties as required and assigned.

Education, Experience, and Skills Required:

• Bachelors Degree OR
• High School Diploma or GED with at least 4 years experience in customer service OR
• Any appropriate combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and general public.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, mass, and volume.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
• Commitment to company values and strong customer orientation.
• Computer Literacy.

Physical Requirements:

• Lift, Carry Abilities:
• Lift - 50 lbs
• Carry strength 50 or less - 50 lbs
• Frequent lift, carry > 12x/hour - 50 lbs
• Constant lift, carry > 30x/hour - 20 lbs
• Physical Aptitudes rated based on level of skill involved:
• Agility, dynamic balance - 80-119
• Finger dexterity - 80-119
• Manual dexterity - 80 - 119
• Posture Tolerance rated based on frequency or time involved:
• Stand, walk - constantly
• Reach above shoulder level - occasionally
• Twist, turn head - occasionally
• Bend over, stoop - occasionally
• Climb, step, ladder - occasionally
• Kneel, squat - occasionally

Work Environment: Requires frequent exposure to cold temperatures, equipment in motion (forklifts, electric pallet jacks, scooters).