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Houchens Industries

Houchens Industries

Diversified employee-owned holding company

Meat Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry
Huntsville, AL, USA
In Person

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma or General Education Development degree is required.
  • No prior experience is necessary.
  • Basic computer skills are required.
  • The employee must perform basic math calculations.
  • The employee must have an accessible phone at all times.
  • The employee must be able to grind and stack beef frequently in temperatures ranging from 28 to 32 degrees.
  • The employee is subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.
Responsibilities
  • Supervise workers engaged in preparing meat and share responsibility for the profitability of the meat operation with the Store Manager.
  • Maintain meat department paperwork and records on a daily and weekly basis.
  • Provide customers with friendly, courteous, and prompt service and resolve food-service complaints.
  • Train workers in food preparation, service, sanitation, and safety procedures.
  • Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure efficient service and conformance to standards.
  • Record and maintain accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
  • Observe and evaluate workers and work procedures to ensure quality standards and service.
  • Assign duties, responsibilities, and workstations to employees according to work requirements.
  • Maintain records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
  • Work within the meat operations budget for gross profit and meat distribution.
  • Analyze operational problems such as theft and wastage and establish procedures to alleviate them.
  • Ensure products are rotated when received and stocked.
  • Recommend measures to improve work procedures and worker performance, increase service quality, and enhance job safety.
  • Ensure meat coolers and meat cases operate at the proper temperature.
  • Ensure proper safety procedures are used.
  • Ensure proper markdowns are completed when necessary.
  • Record all hours worked and verify and sign the time-ticket report.
  • Inventory all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
  • Take a four-week period of meat inventory and forward it to management on a timely basis as instructed by the Meat Director.
  • Perform tasks assigned by the Store Manager or Assistant Manager.
  • Develop departmental objectives, budgets, policies, procedures, and strategies.
  • Develop equipment-maintenance schedules and arrange for repairs.
  • Complete other job-related tasks as required.

About the company

Houchens Industries is a 100% employee-owned holding company operating subsidiaries in construction, manufacturing and distribution, retail, healthcare, and insurance. Its businesses include road and building construction, motion-control and masonry products, retail fixtures, fencing, beverages, grocery and pharmacy stores, eyewear, and insurance coverage. What sets Houchens Industries apart is its ESOP structure, giving thousands of employees ownership stakes. The goal is to build long-term value for employee-owners through diversified acquisitions.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Founded

1944

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What believers are saying

  • Houchens Insurance Group reached $100 million revenue in May 2025.
  • Houchens announced a 10-year WKU athletic district plan on October 27, 2025.
  • New subsidiaries like H.H. Barnum broaden manufacturing exposure and reduce category dependence.

What critics are saying

  • Acquisition integration failures from 2025-2026 deals can damage cash flow and ESOP value.
  • Heavy dependence on dealmaking makes 2026 growth vulnerable if targets dry up.
  • A large grocery or insurance write-down would hit employee ownership and senior leadership credibility.

What makes Houchens Industries unique

  • Houchens runs a 100% employee-owned ESOP across retail, manufacturing, construction, and insurance.
  • Jordan White joined in February 2026 to source acquisitions and investment opportunities.
  • Houchens keeps buying niche operators like Business Benefits and Pet Food Centers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

401(k) Company Match

Company News

The Business Journals
Sep 4th, 2024
Houchens acquires industrial supply manufacturer

The company continues to diversify its corporate portfolio.

Bowling Green Daily News
Jan 12th, 2023
Betty Jean Covey | Obituaries | bgdailynews.com

Betty retired from Houchens Industries.

The Business Journals
Dec 20th, 2022
Air Hydro Power to be acquired by Houchens Industries

Bowling Green, Kentucky-based Houchens Industries Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Louisville-based Air Hydro Power Inc.

WBKO
Dec 6th, 2022
Houchens Industries, Inc., partners announce $420,000 ‘Bridge the Gap’ funds awarded

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - The “Bridge the Gap” program launched by Houchens Industries, Inc. and community partners, in partnership with United Way of Southern Kentucky, has now disbursed nearly $420,000 to assist those impacted by the tornadoes in December of 2021.

The Lane Report
Dec 5th, 2022
Houchens Industries promotes Patrick Coleman to VP of Finance and CFO

Chairman and CEO, Dion W. Houchins is pleased to announce the promotion of Patrick Coleman to the position of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Houchens Industries, Inc.