James E Armstrong
Summary
Attentive and enthusiastic Meat Department Manager with background in training, team leadership and schedule coordination. Knowledgeable about retail operations and all areas of meat department, including proper equipment use, cleaning standards and maintaining food safety.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Meat Manager/Meat Cutter
Bjs Wholesale Club
Warrensvillle Heights, Ohio
07.2004 - Current
- Trained new employees on handling, safety and stocking procedures.
- Monitored inventory levels, ordered new supplies and oversaw restocking of cases.
- Completed inventory counts, reordered stock and removed expired items from supply.
- Assisted customers by finding requested items and providing preparation information for specific cuts of meat.
- Created signs and tags to price items for normal inventory and special promotions and to inform and educate customers.
- Reduced waste by overseeing proper restocking procedures and promotion of nearly-expired goods.
- Worked closely with employees and customers to effectively manage daily operations and communications.
- Set department schedules for adequate shift coverage and assigned daily work tasks to individual team members based upon strength and experience.
- Operated saws and slicers to cut meat, using safety protocols and procedures to avoid accidents.
- Delegated tasks and duties to grocery staff and clearly communicated timeframes for completion.
- Motivated employees to success and pointed out areas of improvement, which bolstered efficiency rates by 20%.
- Trained team members in successful strategies to meet operational and sales targets.
- Implemented daily operating procedures to keep store clean, adequately stocked and well-organized.
- Walked through department multiple times each shift to evaluate and correct issues such as cleaning and stock replenishment needs.
- Maintained focus during busy times and delegated tasks to employees to keep business running smoothly.
- Reviewed inventory levels on weekly basis and placed orders for products and merchandise for restocking purposes.
Meat Manager
Shakers Iga
Olmsted Falls, OH
03.1999 - 07.2004
- Trained new employees on handling, safety and stocking procedures.
- Monitored inventory levels, ordered new supplies and oversaw restocking of cases.
- Completed inventory counts, reordered stock and removed expired items from supply.
- Assisted customers by finding requested items and providing preparation information for specific cuts of meat.
- Created signs and tags to price items for normal inventory and special promotions and to inform and educate customers.
- Reduced waste by overseeing proper restocking procedures and promotion of nearly-expired goods.
- Worked closely with employees and customers to effectively manage daily operations and communications.
Meat Manager
Vollick's Bi Rite
Cleveland, OH
03.1989 - 04.1999
- Trained new employees on handling, safety and stocking procedures.
- Monitored inventory levels, ordered new supplies and oversaw restocking of cases.
- Completed inventory counts, reordered stock and removed expired items from supply.
- Assisted customers by finding requested items and providing preparation information for specific cuts of meat.
- Reduced waste by overseeing proper restocking procedures and promotion of nearly-expired goods.
- Worked closely with employees and customers to effectively manage daily operations and communications.
Education
High School Diploma -
Maple Heights High School
Maple Heights, OH05.1986
Skills
- Pricing Expertise
- Cutting Meat
- Supply Ordering
- Employee Development
- Safe Food Handling Practices
- Selling Techniques
- Disciplinary Action
- Loss Prevention Policies
- Special Orders
- Compliance Requirements
- Schedule Coordination
- Shift Coverage
- Temperature Monitoring
- Inventory Ordering
- Pricing Controls
- Health Inspections
- Providing Feedback
- Production Standards
- Health Code Requirements
- Safety and Security Enforcement
- Staff Coaching and Training
- Corrective Actions
- Professional Relationships
- Cleanliness Standards
- Analyzing Profitability
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Store Presentation
- Proper Food Temperatures
- Departmental Procedures
- Customer Engagement
- Cycle Counts and Audits
- Retail Industry Experience
Timeline
Meat Manager/Meat Cutter
Bjs Wholesale Club
07.2004 - Current
Meat Manager
Shakers Iga
03.1999 - 07.2004
Meat Manager
Vollick's Bi Rite
03.1989 - 04.1999
High School Diploma -
Maple Heights High School