MEAT CLERK

Part-time, non-exempt position reporting to the Meat Manager.

About the role

Responsible for all aspects of the meat operation, including preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning, and serving meat.

Responsibilities

• Monitor food distribution and ensure guidelines are followed.
• Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, and facilities.
• Maintain coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked.
• Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
• Provide all customers with friendly, courteous, and prompt service.
• Perform specific tasks as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
• Maintain good communication with the meat manager.
• Share responsibility for controlling shrink.
• Properly record all hours worked; verify and sign the time ticket report.
• Monitor food preparation and serving techniques to ensure proper procedures are followed.
• Assist in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
• Assist in maintaining proper records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
• Assist in inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
• Assist meat manager in taking a four-week period meat inventory.
• Ensure product is rotated when received and stocked.
• Ensure all meat coolers and cases run at the proper temperature.
• Follow proper safety procedures.
• Properly clean and maintain the meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.

Qualifications

• Less than high school education.
• No prior experience necessary.

Skills & Abilities

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Oral Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with others using spoken word.
• Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Decision Making – Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Honesty/Integrity – Ability to be truthful and credible in the workplace.
• Interpersonal – Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing tasks.
• Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain.
• Relationship Building – Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Reliability – Dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible – Ability to be held accountable for conduct.
• Team Building – Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
• Time Management – Ability to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Basic math skills.
• Access to a phone at all times.

Physical Demands

• Lift/Carry:
  • 10 lbs or less – Constantly (more than 66% of the time)
  • 11-20 lbs – Constantly
  • 21-50 lbs – Constantly
  • 51-100 lbs – Frequently (33% - 66% of the time)
  • Over 100 lbs – Occasionally (up to 33% of the time)
• Stand – Constantly
• Walk – Frequently
• Sit – Occasionally
• Handling/Fingering – Constantly
• Reach Outward – Frequently
• Reach Above Shoulder – Frequently
• Climb – Occasionally
• Crawl – Occasionally
• Squat or Kneel – Frequently
• Bend – Frequently
• Push/Pull:
  • 12 lbs or less – Frequently
  • 13-25 lbs – Frequently
  • 26-40 lbs – Frequently
  • 41-100 lbs – Frequently
• Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception)
• Sense of Sound (Must be able to hear emergency sirens such as fire alarms)
• Sense of Smell
• Sense of Touch
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including a back belt when lifting and handling heavy objects.

Work Environment

Grocery store setting with flexible work schedule.