Meat Wrapper

About KTA Super Stores

We owe our century of existence entirely to the people of Hawai'i Island. From our modest beginnings in a 500-square-foot store in 1916, KTA Super Stores and our 800 associates remain deeply rooted in a single, quiet philosophy: to humbly serve the community that sustains us.
Core Responsibilities

Ensure customer satisfaction and product quality by properly packing, wrapping, pricing, and displaying fresh and frozen meat, pork, and poultry products while upholding Department of Health sanitation standards.

• Packaging & Merchandising: Quickly and efficiently pack, wrap, price, and display Meat Department items. Fill and maintain showcase quantity and quality throughout the shift.
• Stock Rotation & Freshness: Rotate products by date to prevent outdated or spoiled merchandise. Reduce or remove items nearing or at expiration.
• Department & Facility Maintenance: Monitor showcase temperatures. Clean shelves, change showcase matting, refill department supplies (meat trays, plastic containers), order supplies as needed, and sweep debris from sales floor areas.
• Customer & Team Engagement: Promptly and efficiently greet, assist, and thank all customers. Assist with customer orders, answer phone calls, write eye-appealing signage, and make PA sales announcements.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• Environment: Continuously work in a chilled prep room that may be wet, noisy, and cold, with strong odors of raw meat and seafood. Frequently work on the sales floor displaying products.
• Physical Effort: Continuously stand, walk, handle, and use fine motor skills. Frequently bend and squat to retrieve trays, stock chill boxes, and lift/carry up to 40 lbs. Push/pull up to 80 lbs on a meat dolly to transport merchandise. Seldom climb ladders to reach upper shelf supplies.
• Equipment Use: Frequently use meat trays, meat dollies, wrapping machines, and pricing machines. Seldom use case cutters, scissors, price guns, ladders, brooms, and dustpans.
• Safety: Continuously wear a back support belt while performing duties and follow food safety and chemical handling protocols

Benefits & Work Culture

• Flexible work scheduling.
• Comprehensive on-the-job training.
• Health, dental, vision, paid time off, and retirement options for eligible associates.

Notice to Applicants: This document is a summary job posting intended for public recruitment and outline purposes only. Upon hire, associates are required to review, sign, and adhere to the official internal KTA Super Stores Job Description and company standards for this position.
Equal Employment Opportunity

KTA Super Stores is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, arrest/court record, or any other protected class under Hawaii law. Pay differentials are strictly based on seniority, merit, production, or bona fide occupational qualifications (BFOQs).

What You Bring

• Age Requirements:
  
  
  • Must be at least 16 years of age to work in a walk-in freezer or chill box and use a case cutter.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age to clean, maintain, or operate band saws, hamburger machines, meat grinders, meat slicers, bone dusters, meat tenderizers, or automatic wrappers.
  • Must be at least 18 years of age with a valid Driver's License and company certification to operate a forklift.
• Skills & Knowledge: Knowledge of various cuts of meat and pork is preferred. Basic math skills required to calculate quantities, prices, and customer quotes. Good multi-tasking, organizational, and communication skills to work independently and under pressure.
• Work Habits: Friendly, positive, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and committed to producing quality work while maintaining a clean, safe environment.
• Availability: General availability 7 days a week and holidays, typically between 5:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
• Note: In accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes § 378-2.4, KTA Super Stores does not ask for or rely on an applicant's salary history to determine starting pay.