Meat Clerk

Job Title

Meat Department Position

Job Summary

Ensure meat is wrapped, weighed, and priced properly. Operate wrapping machine. Provide customer service and ensures product quality and selection. Maintain cleanliness of department and equipment. Consistently provides world class customer service to internal and external customers. Perform other related work. Generally works 6-8 hour shifts between 9:00 am and 10:00 pm.

Typical Duties And Responsibilities

• Seeks opportunities to welcome, engage, serve and thank customers. Maintains an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service with an emphasis of taking care of the customer.
• Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on fast, friendly, courteous customer service.
• Answers questions from customers.
• Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
• Weighs, trays, grinds, wraps, and prices poultry and meat.
• Prevents sale of spoiled and outdated product by following laws and company policy on weighing, labeling, code dating and processing re-worked or (reduced-to-clear items), etc.
• Ensures proper merchandising of product, signing, inventory level in retail cases, and eye-appeal of the department.
• Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of work area, equipment, cutting room and retail cases according to company policy and legal regulations.
• Stocks and rotates product.
• Consolidates racks by moving trays from one rack to another.
• Cleans mirrors, glass etc.
• May assist Meat Cutters and Department Manager with other tasks as appropriate.
• May participate in a Meat Cutter training program to learn basic meat cutting skills.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

Ability to:

• Work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation; including night, weekends and holidays.
• Perform friendly, courteous, tactful interactions and maintain composure in dealing with customer and co-workers.
• Conduct visual inspections, read production guides and product labels.
• Properly use cleaning chemicals in accordance with manufacture's guidelines and instructions.
• Properly handle related food products per State and County laws, and WinCo standards.
• Read and follow written work assignments and instructions.
• Communicate (hearing & speech) when working on the sales floor.
• Reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 25 lbs. frequently and 30 - 60 lbs. occasionally.
• Push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks.
• Perform repetitious arm movements required to wrap, slice and process products.
• Stand for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, twist and turn frequently.
• Perform safe, quick movements and operate related equipment listed below with manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination.
• Work for prolonged periods of time in a refrigerated area (32 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit)
• Work with hands exposed to moisture while handling and stocking poultry and meat.
• Learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures, and dept. policies.
• Perform basic math (add, subtract, divide and multiply) and compute weights and measures.
• Wear hats, hairnets, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as required.
• Perform primary duties with efficiency and accuracy.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Food Handlers Certification (Per State Laws)

Machines And Equipment Operated:

• Scales, wrapping machines, slicers, cubers, pallet jacks, bailer, and hand trucks.

Pay Range

USD $17.15 - USD $29.90 /Hr.

EEO/Inclusivity

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