Job description

Job Title: Meat and Seafood Clerk

Department: Meat

Reports To: Meat Manager, Manager on Duty and Store Director

Location: 1500 Lafayette Ave, St. Louis, MO

Status: Full Time/Part-Time

To wrap, package and price-mark meat and related products as prescribed by department standards; to insure the work shift contributes to the financial best interests of the store.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

General

• Observe all store rules and company policies.
• Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe company dress regulations.
• Observe shift operating hours at all times as scheduled or assigned by store director.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Adhere to all state, county and local weights and measures laws.
• Wrap, weight and price all meats and related products processed in the department.
• Follow approved procedures for weighing, wrapping, price marking and restocking cases to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.
• Take finished products to refrigerated storage or shelf areas.
• Order wrapping supplies for the department (trays, shrink wrap, film, labels, etc).
• Stock display cases.
• Communicate temperature irregularities to department manager.
• Conduct competitive price checks.
• Provide customer assistance.
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damage goods.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures and ensure that all department personnel do also.
• Contribute to the control of department expenses and energy conservation practices.
• Order and maintain inventory control of supplies to ensure freshness and turnover.
• Control excessive use of utilities and water and observe sound conservation practices.
• Perform other duties and assignments as directed.
• Greet all customers and provide them with prompt and courteous service or assistance.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Minimum educational requirement is a high school education. Prior meat department experience.

Language Skills: Ability to give or receive complex verbal instructions or descriptions to and from supervisors, co-workers and associates concerning store or department policy or procedures or use of equipment.

Mathematical Skills: Basic mathematical ability (add, subtract, multiply, divide) and ability to count.

Reasoning Ability: Make judgments concerning: the placement of merchandise on the shelf or display, pricing, product quality standards, associate scheduling, order of product or supplies, hiring or supervision of associates, merchandising plans, departments’ operations policies and procedures and the sales and promotion of merchandise.

Other Skills or Requirements: Basic reading and writing ability; able to read instructions, merchandising labels, order codes, numbers, reports, printed paper invoices and order forms.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to pass basic physical examination, if required, and drug screen.

Physical demands to include:

• See cases, case cutter edge, case trips, shelf location, product size, description and quality, customers, shelf tags, labels on products, stocking carts, knives, scale, wrapper, department production equipment, cooler layout, packing materials, debris on floor, aisle markers and signs.
• Perceive color difference on product and product labels.
• See to cleaning and maintenance of equipment.
• See and read forms used in the operation of the meat department.
• Listen to customer questions and responses.
• Listen to co-workers questions and comments.
• Listen to the sound of baler, pallet jack, or cleaning equipment operation.
• Listen to the sound of box cutter operation.
• Communicate with customers.
• Communicate with vendors/drivers.
• Use the intercom or phone system.
• Communicate with co-workers and managers.
• Communicate with prospective associates.
• Read case labels or case strips, signs, tags, shelf, signs, numbers and aisle markers, department forms and employment forms.
• Read equipment and chemical warning labels.
• Read operational forms and reports.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment conditions described below are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Inside work with extreme variations in heat/cold/dust/humidity from the backdoor, compressor, cooler and freezer. While performing the duties of this job, the associate frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE: The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an associate may be required to perform. The employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require associates to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business, competitive considerations, or the work environment change.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: Up to $15.00 per hour

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• St. Louis, MO: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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