MEAT CLERK

Grade/Level Amount of Travel Required: No travel required Position Summary Responsible for meat operation including but not limited to preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning and serving meat. Essential Functions Monitor food distribution and ensure that guidelines are followed. Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment and facilities. Maintain coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked. Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by meat and/or store manager. Give all customers friendly, courteous and prompt service. Perform specific tasks as assigned by meat and/or store manager. Maintain good communication with the meat manager. Share responsibility for controlling shrink. Properly record all hours worked. Verify and sign the time ticket report. Monitor food preparation and serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed. Responsible for assisting in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases. Assist in maintaining proper records to control shrink through inventory and ordering. Responsible for inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order. Assist meat manager in taking a four‑week period meat inventory. Ensure that product is being rotated when received and stocked. Ensure that all meat coolers and meat cases are running at the proper temperature. Ensure that proper safety procedures are used. Properly clean and maintain meat department, coolers, cases and equipment. Position Qualifications Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions. Accurate – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace. Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using spoken words. Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of customers’ needs while following company procedures. Decision Making – Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures. Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others. Honesty / Integrity – Ability to be truthful and credible in the workplace. Interpersonal – Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals. Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing a task. Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and not be hasty or impetuous. Relationship Building – Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co‑workers. Reliability – Dependable and trustworthy. Responsible – Ability to be accountable or answerable for conduct. Team Building – Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal. Time Management – Ability to manage time to organize and complete work within deadlines. Education Less than high school education Experience No prior experience necessary Skills & Abilities Computer Skills General Other Requirements Required to have access to a phone at all times and basic math skills. Physical Demands Lift / Carry Stand C (Constantly) – 10 lbs or less Walk F (Frequently) – 11–20 lbs Sit O (Occasionally) – 21–50 lbs Handling / Fingering C (Constantly) – 51–100 lbs Reach Outward F (Frequently) – Over 100 lbs Reach Above Shoulder F (Frequently) Climb O (Occasionally) Crawl O (Occasionally) Squat or Kneel F (Frequently) Bend F (Frequently) Push / Pull – 12 lbs or less (F) Push / Pull – 13–25 lbs (F) Push / Pull – 26–40 lbs (F) Push / Pull – 41–100 lbs (F) N (Not Applicable) – Activity not applicable to this occupation. O (Occasionally) – Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0–2.5+ hrs/day). F (Frequently) – Occupation requires this activity from 33%–66% of the time (2.5–5.5+ hrs/day). C (Constantly) – Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day). Other Physical Requirements Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception) Sense of Sound – Must be able to hear emergency sirens such as fire alarms. Sense of Smell Sense of Touch Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Agree to wear back belt when lifting and handling heavy objects. Work Environment Grocery Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy. Subject to pre‑employment background and drug screening. #J-18808-Ljbffr