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Meat Clerk

Niemann Foods
Palmyra, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 12/15/2025 CLOSED ON 1/16/2026

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Summary

County Market Meat clerks work within the meat department are responsible for weighing, wrapping and pricing meat for customers. Meat clerks work directly with customers, and must have great customer service skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Providing customers with helpful, friendly, and prompt service
  • Department sales growth with suggestive sales
  • Maintains NFI Sanitation and refrigeration standards
  • Prepares and displays product quality and appearance
  • Product knowledge (cooking methods-recipes-signature items)
  • Performs opening and closing procedures to NFI standards with respect to sanitation, display and handling responsibilities.
  • Maintains ordering and receiving standards by communication and follow through with department manager
  • Works within company programs, policies and procedures
  • Other duties as assigned

KEY ATTRIBUTES

  • Passion for the product
  • Friendly & Sales Minded
  • Genuinely enjoys taking care of customer
  • The ability to prioritize and multi task
  • Communication Skills
  • Detail Oriented
  • Self-motivated
  • Food knowledge, enjoys food
  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment
  • Problem solving skills
  • Quality minded
  • Multi-skilled
  • Adapability

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. 
  • Write routine reports and correspondence. 
  • Speak effectively before groups of customers or Associates of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

  • Basic math concepts (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication), weights and measures

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

  • Food Handler’s Certification as required by State Law provided at store level

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

  • Slip resistant shoes with closed toe and heel
  • Hairnets/Hats
  • Safety Cutter
  • Pallet jack
  • Ladder
  • Stepladder
  • Uniform per store policy
  • Associates may be required to use standard meat equipment including, but not limited to,
  • Knives
  • Slicers
  • Grinders
  • Meat wrapper

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

Regularly (Over 2/3 of the time)

  • Stand
  • Walk
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Communicate with associates and customers
  • Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Frequently (Between 1/3 to 2/3 of the time)

  • Stoop
  • Kneel
  • Crouch
  • Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds  

Occasionally (Less than 1/3 of the time)

  • Sit
  • Climb
  • Balance
  • Overhead lifting
  • Taste or Smell
  • Crawl
  • Lift and/or move up to 75 pounds

Vision

  • Close
  • Distance
  • Ability to adjust focus
  • Ability to distinguish colors
  • Peripheral
  • Depth perception

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

Regularly

  • Wet or humid conditions
  • Work near moving mechanical parts

Occasionally

  • Extreme cold
  • Risk of electrical shock
  • Toxic or caustic chemicals

NOISE LEVEL

Regularly

  • Moderate

PAY RANGE (depends on industry experience)

BENEFITS (eligibility based on full-time/part-time status)

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
  • Life Insurance
  • Voluntary Benefits
  • Paid Time Off
  • Retirement Plans
  • Employee Assistance Program

 

While performing the duties of this job, the Associate is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The Associate is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold and chemicals while cleaning. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. They frequently have exposure to debris or moisture on the walking surface.

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