POSITION SUMMARY

A Dave’s Fresh Marketplace Meat Clerk is responsible for providing a high level of customer service and practicing safe food handling procedures. This position receives, stores and grinds meats; stocks and transports raw, cured, and boxed meats and poultry from delivery truck and rotates product to ensure freshness. The Meat Clerk keeps all meat cases stocked and clean. A Meat Clerk ensures proper inventory control to maximize product freshness and availability, and answer questions from customers in a friendly and helpful manner.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

· Prior Meat Department experience preferred, but not required

· Must be 18 years of age or older

· Must be comfortable with customer facing interactions

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

· Ensuring that each customer receives outstanding customer service by providing a friendly environment – includes greeting and acknowledging customers, smiling, making eye contact, and all other components of customer service

· Maintaining an awareness of all meat products on sale – I.E., Weekly Ad meat items

· Properly wraps, weighs, packages, and labels meat/poultry products

· Assists in stocking merchandise; displays and maintains in-stock conditions

· Maintains the organization, stacking, and rotating of all meat and poultry products in the cooler and freezer

· Ensures proper temperatures in all cooler/freezer cases

· Assists with shelf stocking, organizing, and cleaning as needed

· Assists customers by taking and filling special orders

· Takes customer special orders with accuracy: both by phone and in-person

· Cleans and sanitizes work areas as directed – I.E., tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, freezers, work surfaces

· Maintains and organizes supplies

· Assists in maintaining all equipment in safe working conditions

· Control shrink through adherence to policies and procedures

· Completes all logs as required

· Rotates product and pays particular attention to code dates; maintains a fresh and appealing appearance throughout the department

· Cutting gloves, such as Kevlar gloves, must be worn on non-cutting hand while cutting any product. This policy is mandatory

· Awareness of food allergens; able to answer customer questions regarding food allergens

· Maintains clear communication with Meat and Store Management

· Notifies management of pricing discrepancies

· Assists Meat Manager as needed

· Maintains proper safety practices and care while using all available cutting accessories

· Maintains strict adherence to Dave’s Fresh Marketplace recipes

· Adherence to department-specific dress code policy

· Follows all safety, health, and Weights & Measures regulations; monitors temperatures within cooler, freezer, and cases on a regular basis

· Adhering to all Dave’s Fresh Marketplace policies, procedures, and practices including signing,

pricing, and loss prevention

· Strict adherence to all Food Safety & Sanitation procedures

· Performing other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

· Effective customer service skills, ensuring customer satisfaction

· Proper handling of equipment – I.E., knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, and hand trucks

· Ability to examine products for freshness

· Ability to handle varying quantities of raw meat/poultry

· Willingness to collaborate and work well in a team environment

· Ability to follow directions

· Willing to learn cutting tasks as directed by Meat Manager

· Ability to perform repetitious activities

· Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and stay organized

· Ability to provide/receive constructive feedback

· Reliable and dependable; able to work a flexible schedule – including weekends

· Must be able to work a minimum of 3 shifts per week

· Ability to solve practical problems

· Highly motivated – ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

· Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. constantly, 25-50 lbs. frequently

· Standing and walking constantly

· Pushing and pulling frequently

· Stooping occasionally

· Reaching frequently

· Handling frequently

· Finger-use occasionally

· Talking frequently

· Hearing frequently

· Good vision is constant

· Exposure to refrigerated conditions constantly, freezing conditions occasionally

· May be exposed to various food allergens