Learn a trade as a union member! A FT apprentice receives scheduled 50 cent increases every 6 months. After 2 year apprenticeship program earn $20 an hour.

Are you a foodie who loves to share your knowledge of food with others? At Straub’s we have a strong commitment to quality food and excellent customer service. In fact, expanding your knowledge of food is a serious commitment throughout employment. If you have this likeminded desire we invite you to read on…

Who we are

Straub’s, a fine grocer with 4 stores in St. Louis, MO is family owned and operated since 1901. At Straub’s we are passionate about our food and our people, and therefore are driven by our core values of Fun, Accountability, Care, Excellence and Trust, (FACET) which guide our actions every day.

Apprentice Meat Cutter Responsibilities

• Learn and participate in 2 year program to become a Journeyman Meat Cutter.
• Customer Service & to maximize sales and profit in the Meat Department through proper cutting, wrapping, and displaying of meat products.
• Breakdown, cut and trim all meat products as directed by company standards.
• Identify the various cuts of meat, weigh, wrap/package products in a clean, neat and attractive package that customers will want to purchase.
• Prepare/organize the cooler/freezer/backroom/preparation area for receipt of merchandise, unload trucks, verify the merchandise against the invoice, inspect the delivery for quality/shortages/damage, sort cases for stocking or product preparation and code date the product.
• Clean and sanitize department floors, mirror, case, racks, tables, cooler, freezer, department equipment, product preparation area, and shelves. Safely use cleaning equipment and chemicals.
• Load stocking carts/pallets, transport cases/product to sales floor/ cooler/freezer/product preparation area either on stocking carts or pallets, match the case strip to the shelf/case tag/stock, open cases, place merchandise in the designated cooler/freezer/case/shelf/display position/area, check the product code/freshness date and "face/front"/rotate each product on display.
• Assure the safety of self, customers and co-workers by understanding and practicing store safety rules and notifying a supervisor of any potential hazard immediately. Pick up/remove all trash/boxes/packing materials from the sales floor or product preparation area immediately.
• Perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by supervisors and managers, substituting for absent workers and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to customers during peak periods of business.
• Understand the operations, safety requirements and restraints of a baler, case cutter, pallet jack, pricing gun, grinder, tenderizer, saw, knife, slicer, scales, wrapper, smoker, (must be 18 years or older to operate the pallet jack, fork lift, baler, grinder, smoker, tenderizer, saw and slicer).
• Count and record individual items of merchandise for inventory.
• Change department pricing on the scale system as directed and manually price mark/label merchandise without a UPC code.
• Evaluate product quality and move damaged/unsalable and "returnable" products from the shelf/case to the backroom for re-processing into a saleable form or marking the product down in price.
• Use proper case opening and product stacking techniques to prevent damage to product.

Requirements & Availability

• Weekend, evening, and holiday availability required.
• Able to lift, carry, push, pull up to 100 lbs working in cooler/freezer storage areas including required overhead and lower shelf reaching, bending and stooping.
• Use knife, bandsaw, grinder, and cuber to cut meat to exact specifications of the Straub’s brand.
• Standing work on tile or concrete for duration of shift.
• Work with cleaning chemicals and solvents.
• We are a union employer. All employees are required to join the union.

Benefits

• Health insurance*
• Vacation*
• Holiday*
• Pension*
• 401k
• 20% employee discount
• Rewards including anniversary and birthday Straub’s Bucks
• Paid Training
• Paid weekly & direct deposit available

• Benefit eligibility may vary depending on union association and hours worked.