Retail Store Associate

Manea’s Meats is a specialty, family-owned and operated meat market in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. We pride ourselves in our unique selections of beef, chicken, and pork. We make all sausages, bacon, meat sticks, and much more in house! You will feel right at home while working at this family-owned and operated meat market.

Job Description

We are seeking a positive, self-motivated, and customer-focused individual to join our Retail team! If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love engaging with people, you will fit right in. This position offers a direct growth path, with comprehensive training designed to advance you into an Assistant Manager role.

This is full-time role and includes a lunch provided every shift.

Schedule & Compensation

• Pay Range: $17.00 – $22.00 per hour (Starting rate, dependent on experience)
• Hours: Full-time (Averaging 35–40 hours per week)
• Availability Required: Retail shifts operate between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM Monday through Friday. Regular opening and closing shifts, as well as a rotating schedule working every other Saturday, are required.

Retail hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm.

Candidates with effective communication skills who can make our customers feel welcome in our store will stand out.

Responsibilities:

• Assist customers at our service counter in a variety of ways including selecting different cuts of meat to slicing lunch meats and cheeses.
• Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
• Answer customers' questions about products, prices, and availability.
• Make deli sandwiches as ordered by customers.
• Ensure products are stocked and look presentable.
• Filling our retail coolers and freezers.
• Inform customers about discounts and special offers.
• Stay up to date with new products/services.
• When helping a customer, you will finish with them by checking them out using a POS system and taking payment.
• Must be able to be cross trained in other positions in the retail store.
• Provide customer feedback to Manea’s Meats management team.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must be able to perform the physical requirements of the job.
• Flexibility to work various shifts including weekends.
• Knowledge of inventory stocking procedures.
• Familiarity with consumer behavior principles.
• Demonstrated commitment to the GMP program requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of building trusting relationships.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers.

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience in a Team Lead, Shift Supervisor, or higher leadership role is required
• Safety training.
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) training.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the use of all parts of the body. This includes activities such as (but not limited to) walking, lifting, bending, stooping, reaching, grasping, pushing, pulling, twisting, and turning. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, elbows, hands, and fingers. The ability to lift to 30 lbs. on a regular basis and occasionally up to 60 lbs. The ability to stand for the entirety of the shift (minus break/rest periods).

Manea’s Meats is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, national origin, gender, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• Open shift
• Close shift

Application Question(s):

• Retail associates are required to work every other Saturday, are you available to work every other Saturday?
• Are you 18 years of age or older?
• Are you available to work open and closing shifts?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Retail sales: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

Pay: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $22