012 - Food City Apprentice Meat Cutter - 21st Pl & E. McDowell

POSITION PURPOSE: We are looking for a memorable Meat Team Member who has a passion for food. Our Meat Team Member will execute day-to-day operations in our Meat and Seafood departments and provide a memorable experience to all our customers. A Meat Team Member is a responsible team player and always ready to learn. A Meat Team Member has a keen eye for Food Safety and Sanitation and will be able to help in stocking, production, and merchandising while offering unmatched customer service.

Responsibilities: A Meat Team Member is a responsible, friendly person who can safely work in a fast-paced environment and provide excellent customer service.

A Meat Team Member’s responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a positive and friendly attitude towards customers and fellow team members.
• Engaging with customers through smiles and greetings, offering product information, providing selling suggestions and active sampling and always giving a genuine thank you.
• Ordering, cutting, grinding, slicing, weighing, wrapping and labeling according to quality, quantity, product freshness and food safety and sanitation standards.
• Through proper handling, cutting, trimming and wrapping techniques, controls product shrinks and inventory expenses.
• Selling products by providing customers with excellent and helpful product information.
• Properly using the meat department tools and equipment including knives, saws, wrapping machine, tenderizer, patty maker, grinder, while meeting meat department safety standards.
• Understanding the importance of correctly using and monitoring product pricing, signage, and placement.
• Keeping a clean, neat and orderly, and well-stocked meat counter, work areas, meat service cases and self-service cases.
• Helping with the preparation of ready to go meat products.
• Slicing, weighing and merchandising of prepared deli meats and cheeses.
• Displaying goods following deli department and/or merchandising guidelines.
• Taking customer orders, ensuring orders are completed on time and to the customer’s satisfaction.
• Safety sensitive position.
• All other related duties as assigned

The Meat Team Member responsibilities will primarily be in the Meat department but may also work in other departments as needed.

Qualifications:

Desired qualifications include:

• Friendly and customer service oriented. Interest in food and cooking a plus.
• Customer service, restaurant, barista, food service, grocery or similar experience desired
• Self-motivated, with a high attention to detail, quality and presentation
• Skills to communicate effectively with coworkers and customers
• Ability to work independently, effectively manage time and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to read, understand and follow through on verbal and written directions
• Ability to reliably meet required work schedule and adhere to company attendance policy
• Must be 18 years of age

Employees may occasionally experience the following physical demands for an extended period:

Standing, Sitting, Lifting + Stocking (Up to 50 lbs.), Pushing, Keyboarding, Telephone Use, Walking, Bending

Salary Ranges:

The actual compensation offered to the selected individual(s) will depend on their relevant education, training, or experience, among other bona fide factors.