Meat & Seafood Clerk

Job Description Job Description PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To provide customer service and department cleaning duties. To perform meat cutting, food preparation, stocking and product rotation. To contribute toward ensuring a positive shopping environment for customers and a positive working environment for employees.

NATURE AND SCOPE: Emphasis in this position is to meet daily customer service needs. Primary learning challenge is learning and retail cutting techniques for all meat and seafood cuts, proficiency with the saw and merchandising techniques. This position requires ongoing heavy lifting, standing, operation of meat equipment, exposure to cold temperatures and wet surfaces, judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, listening skills and reading. Position functions and work hours may vary according to business needs. The Meat and Seafood Manager or person in charge provides assignments and work directions.
ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS Assist customers with requests and information Ensure customer satisfaction
Assist with special orders, product information and location and service counter

Maintain Meat and Seafood cases Pull outdated product and properly rotate
Restock as needed to maintain maximum selection
Follow merchandising plan

Assist with Food Preparation Ensure proper handling, sanitation, freshness and quality of all products

Ensure proper assembly and recipes are followed for all production items
Follow tare weight procedures
Clean and sanitize equipment, cases, work area and sales floor Break down equipment according to procedures
Continuously monitor area and sales floor for cleanliness
Utilize personal protective devices (rain suit, over boots, chemical splash goggles, metal mesh gloves, chemical resistant gloves) as instructed

Receive and process meat and seafood shipments correctly Verify product with invoice and log
Ensure product meets quality standards
Follow proper security measures
Keep cooler properly rotated and organized
Assist in placing orders

Perform meat and seafood cutting and preparation while in training
Follow daily cutting lists and complete work in allotted time
Demonstrate proficiency in sawing, boning, cutting, trimming, grinding, weighing, traying and wrapping techniques
Maintain Sendik’s Fine Foods quality and trim standards
Assist in training employees
Follow all store and department policies and procedures

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS Physical Lifting/carrying up to 100 lbs.
Pushing/pulling up to 2000 lbs.
Equipment operation (telephone, meat slicer, wrapping machine, flatbed, pallet jack, racks, meat saw, bone scraper, knives, meat grinder, cuber, patty machine, tenderizer, bulker, meat mixer)
Reaching squatting, kneeling, walking, standing, stooping, bending, turning

Mental Social skills/verbal interaction
Listening skills
Judgment/decision making
Reading, writing, math
Memorization

Environmental Working in cold conditions
Working with hot equipment