Meat/Seafood Clerk

Overview

Does the opportunity to work with protein foods sound exciting? Does the opportunity to learn a skilled craft and working with your hands sound like an exciting adventure? Do you have a passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience while working in a fast paced and friendly environment? If the thought of helping people make healthy choices in one of the fastest growing retailers is up your alley - then we need YOU to join our winning team at Sprouts Farmers Market as a Meat Clerk!

Overview of Responsibilities

As a Meat Clerk at Sprouts Farmers Market, you will be working in one of the most popular departments in our store! As a Meat Clerk you are responsible for providing a high level of customer service, practicing safe food handling procedures and a high level of product knowledge and preparation techniques.

• Receive, store, and grind meats; unload and transport fresh, cured, and boxed meats and poultry from delivery truck; count and weigh incoming articles and compare results against an invoice; examine meats in storage and rotate meats to avoid aging
• Provide a high level of prompt and friendly customer service; assist customers with questions, and special orders and needs, while maintaining a positive, customer focused work environment
• Have knowledge of weekly ad items; give customers direction of product location throughout the store
• Perform and follow our "Clean as You Go" and "Fresh at 4" Programs
• Adhere to all procedural guidelines set by the Meat Department

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age, and have a high school diploma or equivalent and have a basic knowledge of math, weights and measures
• Be dependable and reliable and perform other related duties as assigned
• Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior; a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers
• Have the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes including nights, weekends and holidays
• Have good communication skills; and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.)
• Adhere to all safety, health, weights and measures regulations, and company recipes
• Be capable of standing for up to 4 hours continuously, and a total of 8 hours per shift; will walk up to 2 miles per 8 hours
• Be able to work inside a temperature controlled area
• Possess good vision is required for using sharp knives, band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine and tenderizer
• Be able to lift/carry products horizontally/vertically between 25 to 90 lbs., from 4" to 60", a distance up to 10 feet for 20 hours
• Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets horizontally up to 500 lbs., requiring a force of up to 85 lbs., a distance up to 100 feet for up to 5 hours
• Be able to horizontally move racks of products weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force up to 25 lbs., for a distance up to 50 feet for up to 10 hours
• Be able to move tables weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force greater than 35 lbs., a distance up to 2 feet for up to 1 hour

Pay

The pay range for this position is $17.20 - $23.20 / hour. Sprouts Farmers Market determines pay based on applicable experience and qualifications of the applicant.

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun
• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance (eligibility requirements may apply)
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision (eligibility requirements may apply)
• Health Savings Account with company match (eligibility requirements may apply)
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care (eligibility requirements may apply)
• Company paid short-term disability coverage (eligibility requirements may apply)
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers (eligibility requirements may apply)
• Paid holidays (eligibility requirements may apply)
• DailyPay - transfer your earned money any time before payday, get it the next business day for free (eligible employees)