Lead Meat Department Clerk

About the role

The Meat Department Lead is responsible for providing meat preparation services for guests, setting and filling the service counter and self-service cases, and delivering outstanding guest service. This position involves using meat operating tools and equipment up to 75% of the time and provides oversight to department staff and conditions in the absence of department management. In stores featuring a Smokehouse, the Lead partners with the Pit Master to feature product offerings.

Duties include assisting guests with orders and requests, answering guest questions, preparing and displaying items in the service counter, and maintaining overall cleanliness of the department.

Benefits

Coborn’s offers a variety of benefits to both full-time and part-time employees:

• 10% employee discount on grocery items, with additional franchise-specific discounts at company-owned Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert’s, and Pet Supplies Plus locations.
• Get Paid Daily with DailyPay for early access to wages.
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation) and paid floating holidays, plus time and a half for hours worked on company-recognized holidays.
• Sunday Premium Pay: an extra $1 per hour for hours worked on Sundays (some exclusions apply).
• Paid Military Leave.
• Employee recognition programs with monetary rewards, including in-store vouchers, years of service, and employee of the month.
• Employee Health & Wellness Programs, challenges, and resources.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work-life services, plus up to five free in-person counseling sessions per situation/issue per year.
• Access to a national discount marketplace for travel, electronics, auto/home insurance, entertainment, and more.
• Tools, resources, and opportunities for career growth and development.
• 401(k) plan options with a company match of up to 20% of the first 5% contributed.
• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP).
• Education benefits, including tuition discounts and scholarship programs.
• Additional voluntary benefits such as vision, accident, and critical illness insurance.

Full-time employees are also eligible for:

• Medical & Dental Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), and Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Tuition Reimbursement and Adoption Reimbursement.
• Paid Family Caregiver Leave.
• Company-sponsored Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Pay

Pay Range: USD $17.00 - USD $24.00 per hour.

About the company

Coborn’s, Inc. is a fast-growing, employee-owned grocery retailer serving communities across the Midwest. Our family of grocery stores includes Coborn’s, Cash Wise Foods, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher’s, Tadych’s Marketplace Foods, Sullivan’s Foods, and Kessler’s. We offer guests an elevated shopping experience focused on freshness, value, and convenience, guided by our vision to inspire happiness, healthy living, and simplicity.

In addition to grocery stores, Coborn’s operates liquor stores under the Coborn’s Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor, Andy’s Liquor, and Captain Jack’s brands, as well as fuel kiosks and convenience stores under the Little Dukes and Coborn’s Express names. Many locations feature full-service pharmacies. We also manage other retail businesses, including Ace Hardware, Country Floral Gifts & Greenhouse, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Erbert and Gerbert’s, Godfather’s Pizza, and Pet Supplies Plus. To support our operations, we maintain a central bakery, fresh foods commissary, and grocery warehouse and distribution center.