Meat & Seafood Culinary Professionals

This program will begin February 2, 2026.

Lunds & Byerlys Meat & Seafood Culinary Professionals is a full-time training program designed to provide the skills, knowledge, and experience you need to build a successful leadership career in our Meat & Seafood department. Lunds & Byerlys' Meat & Seafood departments are a meal-time destination for sustainably sourced, Best in Class, and patented meat and seafood choices. We pride ourselves on our innovative products, each responsibly sourced and carefully crafted for our customers. We are looking for the next generation of leaders to continue this tradition of excellence.

A little bit about what we're looking for...

You are:

• Enthusiastic about working in the retail food industry and are comfortable with working with all types of meat, seafood, and poultry (including shellfish, beef, and pork)
• Passionate about feeding and serving the community
• Committed to a professional career path
• Interested in confidently providing a high level of customer service and hospitality
• Enthusiastic about food and L&B products
• Driven to learn and develop new skills
• Interested in a leadership role
• Reliable
• A team player
• Detail-oriented
• Creative
  
  

No formal experience required!

You will:

• Spend time in our classroom training facility learning a variety of skills and knowledge from experts across the organization
• Travel to our research and development kitchen at our manufacturing facility in Eden Prairie to learn about meat preparation from our Best in Class Chefs, including seasoning, cooking styles, and food pairings.
• Visit our partners at J&B, The Fish Guys, and others to experience all phases of processing and production and broaden understanding of the Meat & Seafood industry.
• Travel to various Lunds & Byerlys locations to learn from and shadow different Meat & Seafood teams to understand our company culture, get to know our customers, and understand department operations.
• Master the skills and knowledge required to be a Meat & Seafood leader at Lunds & Byerlys.
  
  

We will:

• Provide high-quality, personalized, and actionable learning and development experiences.
• Provide an opportunity to set yourself up for a stable, long term, progressive career with a Best in Class local union employer

Schedule: This is a full-time, 40 hour a week opportunity. During the first 30-days in this position, your schedule will be Monday-Friday. Following the first 30-days your schedule will mirror the experienced Meat & Seafood employee you are shadowing, which could shifts ranging from Monday-Sunday 6:00am-10:00pm. Schedules are provided two weeks in advance.

Compensation: During your time as a program participant, you will earn $21.50/hour. Upon successful completion of training program, you will earn $23.50/hour.

Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees varying by position and position type. These benefits include pay on demand, medical, dental, vision coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, competitive wages, 10% employee and family discount, tuition reimbursement, scholarship programs, 401(k) matching. In addition, we offer development and training opportunities, career advancement opportunities, and a great working environment with the ability to make an impact at work.

Our Commitment to You: Lunds & Byerlys is committed to taking care of the employees who take care of our customers. We are committed to creating work environments centered around the values of hospitality, teamwork, and opportunity. Lunds & Byerlys is committed to providing equal opportunities to all interested and qualified candidates.

Salary : $22 - $24