FT Meat Market Cutter Trainee

About the role

Located at 290 Highgate Commons Rd, St Albans, VT (Store 08355), this Meat Department position supports Hannaford’s commitment to local foods, sustainability, and team‑oriented retail operations.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and government regulations.
• Meet or exceed all applicable Management Planning guidelines once training is complete.
• Treat all co‑workers with fairness, dignity, and respect.
• Develop product knowledge in all areas of the meat department including cooking procedures.
• Make price changes and maintain correct price books and scales as directed.
• Assist in special projects and perform other functions as assigned by supervisor.
• Assist in training of other associates when assigned after identified as Level 2 trainer.
• Maintain a neat, well‑groomed personal appearance; comply with company personal appearance policy.
• Maintain solid communication in the department and throughout the organization.
• Support company safety standards.
• Communicate any needed equipment repairs or maintenance work needed.
• Keep work area free from debris and safety hazards.
• Observe and maintain company sanitation and food‑safety standards.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal skills and desire to work in a team environment.
• Must meet minimum age requirements.
• Effective customer service and communication skills.
• Successful experience as a meat associate or previous meat‑cutting experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job.
• Physical requirements: lift cases or packages of meat products weighing 1‑40 lb frequently and 100 lb occasionally; meet established volume activity standards; stand or walk 100% of the time while working in temperatures of 45 °F the majority of the time; perform repetitive grasping, twisting, reaching and hand/arm motions; use hands continuously to feel objects, use tools and equipment to cut and prepare meat products; handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning materials, packaging materials and meat products; frequent bending.

Skills

• Interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
• Customer service and communication.
• Ability to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements.
• Meat‑cutting proficiency (scraping, traying, cubing steaks, grinding, cutting/processing per Standard Practice Manual) after training.
• Outstanding customer service and product selection assistance.
• Proper stocking, rotation, receiving, coding, and storage of fresh, frozen, and self‑service cases.
• Cleaning and sanitizing cases, wrap stations, scaling equipment, cooler, cutting room (including disassembly/reassembly).

Pay

Salary range is between $17.35 – $24.75 per hour.