Meat Specialist

Job Summary Receives, rotates, wraps, and merchandises fresh and processed meats. Assists in merchandising seafood, rotisserie chickens, prepared foods, and cheeses. Provides assistance to Members by answering questions and recommending products. Maintains all cleaning and safety standards within the meat department. Team Members: Carry out job functions and responsibilities as assigned. Support the application of club policies, procedures and compliance. Strive for flawless execution and hold ourselves accountable. Act with honesty and integrity and lead with the member in mind to address any and all concerns and toescalate any concerns, as appropriate. Ensure a safe and positive environment for our members and each other. Embrace inclusion and diversity, working together with collaboration and respect. Work as a team to achieve goals. Move with speed and agility in everything we do. Innovate and adapt so we can move as fast as the world around us. Maintain a friendly and positive attitude. Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities Provides assistance to members by answering questions regarding meats, poultry, and seafood. Makes recommendations on food products when necessary. Weighs, packages, wraps, and labels cuts of meat, poultry, and seafood, including grinds. Assists the meat cutter in packaging freshly cut meats and seafood. May grind hamburger meat. Inspects and stores meat upon delivery, ensuring all delivered meat meets or exceeds company quality standards. Ensures that the meat, seafood, prepared foods, and cheese cases are fully stocked. Rotates meats, poultry, seafood, prepared foods, and cheeses according to expiration dates. Follows established guidelines when disposing of damaged and/or expired products. Receives and unpacks meat, poultry, seafood, prepared foods, and cheeses in the meat cooler and freezer. Cleans and sanitizes all equipment, display fixtures, and areas in the meat department, including the meat cooler, freezer, and refrigerated display cases. Maintains all club policies and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned, including working in other departments as needed. Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of this job. Daily commitment to GOLD Member Standards: Greet, Anticipate, and Appreciate (GAA) Fast, Friendly, Full, Fresh, and Clean. Works as a team to deliver GOLD club standards daily. Ensures all items stocked and promotional plans executed. Maintains visible accurate signage and clean, organized environment inside and out. Weighs and labels out any merchandise that will be moved to the deli department. Inspects and approves ready-to-sell products as part of the store's weekly inventory cycle. Qualifications Previous experience working with fresh and processed meats preferred. Knowledge of automatic/hand wrapping machines preferred. Prior experience working in a meat and/or deli department preferred. At least 18 years of age. Environmental Job Conditions Most of the time is spent moving about frequently on hard surfaces. There may be a need to occasionally position oneself to examine or scan merchandise, including bending, handling, pulling, reaching, and/or stooping. Frequently requires lifting objects up to 30 pounds. May require lifting and moving heavy and/or awkward objects more than 30 pounds with assistance. Located in a comfortable indoor area with infrequent exposure to temperature extremes and loud noises. There may be occasional exposure to cleaning agents. We recognize the growing role of AI tools, including ChatGPT, and value familiarity with them. That said, we want to hear from your authentic self. Your application should reflect your own skills, experiences, and insights rather than AI-generated responses. #J-18808-Ljbffr BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.