What are the responsibilities and job description for the Meat Department - Store Support Associate position at MARUKAI CORPORATION?
Store Support Associate (Meat Department)
Marukai Markets dba TOKYO CENTRAL is one of the fastest-growing chain of retail stores and supermarkets offering the widest selection of Japanese and Hawaiian imported grocery and retail products in the nation. Customers are provided with a variety of products that you won’t find in a typical grocery store environment. Fresh, seasonal, and variety of foods are our passion!
We’re immediately hiring associates for our Meat department. Meat cutters, Butchers, and experienced Meat Clerks are needed.
- This is a summary of some key duties and physical requirements and is not intended to be a complete job description.
Benefits/Perks
- Employee Discounts
- Paid Sick Leave
- May qualify for benefits – Including medical, dental, vision
- Supplemental Insurance available for Life and Disability Insurance
- 401 K (after one year)
ESSENTIAL DUTIES in Meat Department (Meat Clerk) (responsibilities include, but are not limited to):
- Cleaning, packaging, and cutting meat
- Ensuring proper presentation of our meat items along with providing a smile, greeting, and assisting customers who visit our Store.
- Ensures meat and deli items are handled, stocked, rotated and merchandised
- Checks product temperature to ensure freshness and quality
- Ability to maintain a knife grip in order to cut meat to specification
- Ability to weigh, price, label, organize and rotate meat products per Marukai’ standards
- Unloading meat and deli Items upon vendor deliveries
- Checks product temperature to ensure freshness and quality
- Ability to weigh, price, label, organize and rotate perishable products per Marukai’ standards
- Ensures that all meat products are in its right place, so shoppers can find what they need quickly and easily
- Operating pallet jack, scissor lift, baler, compactor and scrub machine
- Unpacking and stocking meat items
- Maintaining cleanliness of the store/ store upkeep
- Must clean and sanitize work areas
- Work Environment will be in extreme temperature
Customer Service:
- Providing premier customer service, including greeting them and responding to questions
- Engaging in suggestive selling and other sales techniques
- Meets or exceeds Department’s sales goals assigned through the efficient execution of Company policies and procedures
- Maintains cleanliness of work area, storage area, and selling floor
- Ensures a safe and clean work environment
- Cross Training:
- Store Support Associates exemplify teamwork and are open to and willing to be trained and step in when needed in all departments and similar skilled areas for filling and development opportunities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Must be 18 or older to use sharp knives, use ladders, scaffolds or their substitutes, substitutes above 6 feet in height, and to operate or assist in operating power-driven machinery or equipment.
- Must be able to use job related equipment such as slicer, scale, saw, knife and wrapper
- No experience required, but a minimum of 1-2 years of work experience in a similar work environment is preferred
- Previous experience as a Butcher or Meat Cutter is preferred
- Possess a CA Food Handling license or the ability to acquire one
- Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds without aid
- Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to equipment and work aides necessary to perform job duties. Hands are in frequent contact with water, vegetables, and meat while performing job duties.