MEAT - MEAT CLERK

General Description of Position 

The Meat Clerk is the face ofthe Meat Department andis responsible for serving customers in a friendly and efficient manner.This position must be attentive,display excellentinterpersonal skills and approach the job with a customer-service oriented mindset.The Meat Clerkis responsible formeasuring, packaging, and stocking fresh meat.Theystrictly followsafe food handling procedures and Company policies surrounding food safety.This position strategicallyarrangespackaged fresh meats in our displaysto ensure we are providing full, fresh, and friendly service to our customers. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

• Open cartons and price items. 

• Use knives and power equipment, cuts and/or packages authorized beef,pork and poultry items according to Leevers policies and procedures. 

• Wrap, weighand price cuts of meat. 

• Label packages according to COOL, USDA and Leevers standards. 

• Follows and executes all Leevers policies and procedures which includes but is not limited to: COOL, Food Safety, Sanitation, Meat/Produce Scale operation, Mark Downs, Inventory Processes, Meat POG’s, Meat Cutter Resource Manual. 

• Ensure displays and case signs are updated appropriately, and that meat is merchandised and presented to maximize sales. 

• Maintain proper date rotation for dated and undated products per Leevers policy, both in the display case and in the storage coolers. 

• Prepareand place meat cuts and products in the display counter according to Leevers procedures so they will appear attractive and appealing to the customers. 

• Stock store shelves as per tag allocations. 

• Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery, tomaintain cold chain and ensure meat quality. 

• Welcome customers intostore andfulfill requests by pulling meat and product forthem.   

• Clean and ensure meat preparation room sanitation. 

• Ensurecleanliness of meat cases and surrounding area. 

• Follow safe food handling procedures. 

• Learnand follow meat policies andproceduresinMeat Department. 

• Approach positionand daily duties with a desire to learn and expand skillset, willing toassist in other areas of the meat department when needed.  

• Work towards learning product location,description and ingredients. 

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Supervisory Responsibilities 

• None 

Position Qualifications  

Knowledge,Skills and Abilities  

• Company work history will be strongly considered, including attendance, work performance, safety, policy compliance and performance.  

• Read,write and speak in English. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication, interpersonal skills. Languageproficiency in Spanish or other languages is desired.  

• Dependable and flexible, including a willingness to work in other areas of the store, as needed with little or no advanced notice.  

• Excellent customer service,teamwork and problem-solving skills. 

• Ability to deliver friendly, courteous, prompt customer service. 

• Ability to read, write, and do simple math problems including addition, subtraction,multiplication, and division. 

• Ability to interpret and follow instructions. 

 Education and Experience 

• Must be 18 years of age. 

• High School Diploma or equivalent (Preferred). 

• 3+ years of experience safely using manual pallet jacks, hand tools and power equipment, including but not limited to knives, wrappers, scales, slicers, cubing machine, and power saw (where certified to cut meat) (Preferred). 

Technical Skills 

• Ability tooperate and understand the meat scale and meat wrapper. 

• Ability tooperate themeatgrinder, meatslicer and meatsaw (if/when trained).  

Certificates and Licenses  

• Nonerequired 

Physical Activities  

• While performing the functions of this job, the employeeis regularly required to: 

• Stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear 

• Reach, bend, twist, balance,bend forward, stoop or walk forthe majority of the time on duty. 

• Lift and transport various objects weighing up to50 pounds repeatedly throughout the shift; at times, product weight may reach 100 pounds  

• Requires the ability to move heavy product withassistance  

• Requires the ability to push, pull,grasp and use sawing motions for extended periods of time  

The company will make reasonableaccommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. 

Environmental Conditions   

• This position issometimesrequired to be in a meat cutting room, where the temperature ranges from 38-45 degrees Fahrenheit continuously.   

• Employees must be able to work in atemperature controlled (cold) environment for extended periods of time. 

• The noise level in the work environment is usuallymoderate. 

Leevers Supermarkets has reviewed this job description to ensure that it includes the role’s essential functions and basic duties. The job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee’s ability to perform the work described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Supervisors may assignadditional functions and requirements asappropriate. This document does notrepresent a contract of employment, and Leevers Supermarkets reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform as the companydeemsappropriate.