Meat Clerk

About the role

The Meat Clerk II provides meat preparation services, fills service and self‑service cases, and assists guests at the counter. In stores with a Smokehouse, the role supports the Smokehouse Manager in creating sausage and other smokehouse products.

Coborn's, Inc. is a fast‑growing, employee‑owned grocery retailer serving communities across the Midwest, operating brands such as Coborn's, Cash Wise Foods, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's, Tadych’s Marketplace Foods, Sullivan’s Foods, and Kessler’s, along with liquor stores, fuel kiosks, convenience stores, and various specialty retail locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide meat preparation services for customers
• Fill the service counter and self‑service cases
• Wait on guests at the counter
• Use meat operating tools and equipment up to 60% of the time
• Assist the Smokehouse Manager in creating superior sausage and other smokehouse products (where applicable)
• Deliver continuous exceptional guest service
• Ensure superior quality and freshness of all meat, seafood and fresh smokehouse products
• Educate and assist customers at the meat and seafood service counter
• Attract guests by creating a fun and friendly atmosphere
• Actively engage guests through freshly prepared product samples and suggestive selling
• Keep meat and seafood cases fully stocked with product
• Understand and follow all health, safety, and sanitation regulations

Qualifications

We believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities.

Benefits

• 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 – access to pay before payday
• Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation)
• Paid Floating Holidays & time and a half (1½) paid for hours worked on a company‑recognized holiday
• Sunday Premium Pay – 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) – unlimited phone access to legal, financial, and work‑life services and 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 – company matches up to 20% of the first 5% contributed
• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)