Meat Cutter and Wrapper
About the role
Join our meat team and you won’t just cut meat—you’ll make important decisions about the quality, packaging, and display of our meat items for our members to eat and feed to their families. Your attention to detail and steady hand all work together to sell a quality product to our members. Work in our meat department and you’ll be on the front-lines of customer service—your smile can make the difference between a good shopping experience and a great one.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a positive attitude by smiling, greeting, and thanking members.
- Provide exceptional customer service to members across the club as needed, answering any questions they may have.
- Maintain a clean, neat, and member-ready area.
- Collaborate with other associates to build a strong meat team; communicate with team members and be flexible to the needs of the business.
- Demonstrate knowledge of business on the floor, backroom operations, product safety standards, sanitation guidelines, inventory management, and equipment operation, maintenance, and sanitization.
- Prepare (e.g., cutting, grinding, wrapping, trimming) meat products according to established standards; cut boneless meat products; and maintain product quality standards.
- Leverage digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement; use handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality.
- Ensure commitment to operational excellence by maintaining work areas according to company policies and procedures; ensure quality and date control standards for meat products; secure fragile and high-shrink merchandise; eliminate waste.
- Assist members with purchasing decisions; ensure merchandise is properly packaged, labeled, and stored in accordance with company policies.
- Be an advocate for the department and the club by valuing the member’s experience in the meat area and modeling high-quality service and products.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity; use the Open Door Policy; and apply these in executing business processes and practices.
- Complete work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborate with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners; identify priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
Requirements
- Thrive in fast-paced environments.
- Ability to multitask.
- Keep member satisfaction as your top priority.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time while assisting members quickly and accurately.
- Problem-solving skills to tackle obstacles head-on and ensure tasks are completed with excellence.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
Benefits
- Health benefits: Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes, depending on job classification and length of employment.
- Additional benefits: Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Education benefits: Live Better U, a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.
Pay
The hourly wage range for this position is $17.00 to $25.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.
Primary location: 6080 U.S. Highway 98, Hattiesburg, MS 39402-8854, United States of America.