Meat Clerk

Meat Clerk Position

Help guests bring home high-quality cuts they'll feel proud to serve. Whether it's a weekend grill-out or a weeknight dinner, guests count on us to help them make mealtime something special. As a Meat Clerk, you'll be at the center of it all—answering questions, recommending cuts, and ensuring our meat cases are full, fresh, and ready for the next guest. If you're friendly, attentive, and love working in a fast-paced, retail food service environment, this is a great place to grow your skills and your career.

Be part of a team that delivers premium service—and exceptional selection. In this role, you'll provide top-notch service at the meat and seafood counter, restock and rotate product on the sales floor, and help keep our department running smoothly. We're proud to offer the freshest, most sustainable seafood selection in the state and serve the Certified Angus Beef® brand—so guests know they're bringing home quality they can feel good about. From special orders to food safety standards, you'll play a key role in creating a department guests trust and return to again and again.

What You'll Do:

• Deliver helpful service by providing exceptional guest service at the meat counter and on the sales floor, including fulfilling special orders and answering product questions.
• Maintain fresh, well-stocked displays by inspecting, rotating, and replenishing meat products and supplies.
• Honor commitments with regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
• Collaborate with the team by performing other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to effectively engage with guests, leaders, and retail sales associates. Utilize strong written and verbal skills to work with a crew in a fast-paced environment.
• Food safety: A willingness to learn food safety standards, proper equipment usage (like slicers), and inventory practices.
• Ability to Multitask and stay customer service focused in a busy retail grocery environment.
• Safety Mindset: An understanding of safety and food safety practices and a commitment to following them. This role requires proper training and knowledge of equipment and procedures, including: slicers, proper lifting techniques, trash compactor, baler, etc.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Stand in one place for a long period of time, bend, stoop, and kneel regularly
• Full range of upper body motion
• Lifting up to 80 pounds on an occasional basis
• Occasional exposure to extreme temperatures such as freezers, coolers, kitchens, and sales floor
• Repetitive motion of hands and wrists
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Work Schedule

This is a part-time or full-time position with varying shifts, including weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits Overview

Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!

Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.

Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.

Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.

Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.

Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we're proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals.