Meat Clerk

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Weigh, label and/or package meat or seafood to be displayed for customers
• Lift and carry merchandise from back room onto rolling stock cart or directly to display coolers
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action
• Rotate products by date to maintain freshness
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
• Maintain refrigerated cases with appetizing displays of products for sale
• Aid customers by answering questions regarding products sold within the department
• Remain knowledgeable about the products sold within the department
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
• Maintain a friendly attitude
• Wear the proper uniform or dress code
• Keep the store stocked and organized
• Provide excellent customer service on a regular basis

Secondary Duties And Responsibilities

• Avoid discrepancies in department products
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Assist with customer areas of Meat, Deli and Seafood when needed
• Assist with unloading and/or verifying merchandise off meat delivery trucks when needed

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Minimum of 18 years of age
• Current food safety training certificate required and must be renewed every three (3) years

Competencies, Skills and/or Qualifications

• Ability to use department equipment properly to accomplish essential duties of the position
• Ability to read, write and speak English and Spanish preferred
• Ability and willingness to effectively present information and respond to questions in one-on-one and small group situations with managers, co-workers and customers
• Good interpersonal skills
• Takes responsibility for own actions
• Ability to work hours and days scheduled, including holidays and weekends
• Basic math and numerical skills required including weights, measures and identifying product codes
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to Stand in one place for extended periods of time
• Walk
• Use fingers and hands
• Reach with hands and arms
• Use repetitive motion with arms
• Speak and hear
• Use sense of smell
• Close vision, have eye-hand coordination and peripheral vision
• Carry, lift and/or move departmental products and merchandise
• Push and pull carts of departmental products and merchandise
• S stoop or bend at the waist
• Twist back and/or neck
• Crouch or bend at the knees
• Sit
• Climb
• Balance

Work Environment

• The individual performs duties in a grocery store environment
• Maintains frequent contact with supervisors, employees and customers
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate
• In this position, there is the frequent use of gloves, knives, wrapping devices, meat and cheese slicers, case cutter, stock cart, refrigerators, freezers, coolers, and cleaning supplies and equipment
• Floor surfaces may get slippery therefore caution and safety is mandatory
• Proper attire is required to tolerate freezing temperatures