MEAT CLERK

Position

Meat Clerk — Department:
Meat

Job Status:
Part Time
• FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
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Reports To:

Meat Manager
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Travel Required:

No travel required
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Work Schedule:

Flexible
• Positions Supervised:
None

Responsible for meat operation including but not limited to preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning and serving meat.

• Monitor food distribution and ensure that guidelines are followed.
• Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment and facilities.
• Maintain coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked.
• Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
• Provide friendly, courteous and prompt service to all customers.
• Perform specific tasks as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
• Maintain good communication with the meat manager.
• Share responsibility for controlling shrink.
• Properly record all hours worked. Verify and sign the time ticket report.
• Monitor food preparation and serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
• Assist in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
• Assist in maintaining records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
• Assist in inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
• Assist meat manager in taking a four-week meat inventory.
• Ensure product rotation when received and stocked.
• Ensure that meat coolers and meat cases are running at the proper temperature.
• Follow proper safety procedures.
• Clean and maintain meat department, coolers, cases and equipment.

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Accurate - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to meet customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
• Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and credible in the workplace.
• Interpersonal - Ability to get along with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Organized - Ability to stay organized and follow a systematic method of performing tasks.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain.
• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Reliability - Dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible - Able to be held accountable for one’s conduct.
• Team Building - Ability to work with others toward a common goal.
• Time Management - Ability to manage time to complete work within deadlines.

Education:

Less than high school education

Experience:

No prior experience necessary

Computer Skills — General

Required to have access to a phone at all times and basic math skills.

• Body:
  Lift/Carry — Stand (Constantly) 10 lbs or less;
  Walk (Frequently) 11-20 lbs;
  Sit (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs;
  Handling/Fingering (Constantly) 51-100 lbs;
  Reach Outward (Frequently) >100 lbs;
  Reach Above Shoulder (Frequently);
  Climb (Occasionally);
  Crawl (Occasionally);
  Squat or Kneel (Frequently);
  Bend (Frequently).
• Push/Pull — 12 lbs or less (Frequently); 13-25 lbs (Frequently); 26-40 lbs (Frequently); 41-100 lbs (Frequently).
• Definitions: N = Not Applicable; O = Occasionally; F = Frequently; C = Constantly.

Grocery

Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy. Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.