Meat Clerk
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Has ability to recognize and cut all varieties of beef, pork, chicken, veal and lamb. Handles food in a safe manner and ensures neatness of department. Grinds, slices, and tenderizes meat, rotates stock, stocks cases, and places product in the coolers and freezers.
Primary Responsibilities
· Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
· Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
· Answers the department telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
· Conveys customer special orders to appropriate personnel.
· Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
· Reviews the status and appearance of department merchandise for freshness.
· Ensures appropriate stocking of fresh and smoked meat/pork/poultry cases, coolers and freezers by rotating and replenishing product. Checks invoices against delivered product.
· Weighs, dates, labels and wraps fresh meat.
· Responsible for proper inventory control (pricing, ordering, stocking).
· Produces fresh ground beef and pork as service levels designate.
· Slices hams and other approved boneless, smoked items.
· Tenderizes meat or pork using cuber machine.
· Cleans all equipment in the meat department area on a daily basis.
· Checks signage to ensure it is with the appropriate product and at the correct price.
· Reports out-of-stock products to appropriate personnel.
· Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat.
· Removes trash in a timely manner.
· Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
· Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
· Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
· Protects associates and customers by removing hazards from the sales floor in a timely manner.
· Insures that all food is handled in accordance with local health department regulations.
Skills and Abilities
· The ability to work for prolonged periods of time in refrigerated and frozen levels of temperatures.
· The ability to work in an environment with continuous high noise levels.
· Must be able to safely operate a box cutter, meat cutting knife, cuber, slicer, wrapper, and all cleaning equipment found in the meat department.
· Must have the ability to carry out detailed written or verbal instructions.
· Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; copying figures, counting and recording.
· Possess the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies orally or in writing.
· Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish color), and field of vision.
· Must be able to work shifts varying in length and times, including nights, weekends and holidays.
At Shoppers, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success as an organization, and we strive to create a work environment that fosters respect, fairness, and equal opportunities for all employees.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, or gender identity), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, job assignments, training, compensation, benefits, and other conditions of employment.
Shoppers will not tolerate unlawful discrimination or harassment of associates by anyone, including any manager, supervisor, co-worker, contractor, customer, supplier, vendor, or visitor.
Company: Shoppers Food Warehouse Corp ApplyCompensation:
UNFI anticipates paying the above-referenced pay rate (or within the above-referenced pay range) for this position. Actual Pay, where applicable, will depend on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, training, and any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements. UNFI is committed to transparency in pay in compliance with applicable state and local laws.
Benefits:
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Candidates hired into this position will also be eligible to participate in the following benefits programs: Paid Time Off; Sick Time; paid holidays and parental leave; 401K Program; medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance program, Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting the eligibility requirements and the terms and conditions of these programs, and subject to any requirements under applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Sales Positions Only: For sales positions that are commission-based, the above range is an estimate of total potential commission-based compensation during an associate’s first year, but UNFI offers an introductory period minimum of $680 per week. After the introductory period, as a 100% commission-based role, there is no set salary. UNFI’s commission plans are uncapped and average earnings vary depending on territory and sales achieved, among other factors.
UNFI’s compensation, benefits, and paid time off policies are subject to change in the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with applicable law. This job posting should not be construed as an offer of employment with certain terms, nor should it be construed as a guaranteed minimum.
Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
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