Meat Clerk

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

• Ability to train onboarding Meat Clerks

• 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 

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the individuals will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.