Meat​/Seafood Clerk

Overview

Does the opportunity to work with protein foods sound exciting? Does the opportunity to learn a skilled craft and working with your hands sound like an exciting adventure? Do you have a passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience while working in a fast paced and friendly environment? If the thought of helping people make healthy choices in one of the fastest growing retailers is up your alley - then we need YOU to join our winning team at Sprouts Farmers Market as a Meat Clerk!

As a Meat Clerk at Sprouts Farmers Market, you will be working in one of the most popular departments in our store! You are responsible for providing a high level of customer service, practicing safe food handling procedures and a high level of product knowledge and preparation techniques. This hands on position includes receiving, storing, and grinding meats; unloading and transporting fresh, cured, and boxed meats and poultry from delivery truck;

counting and weighing incoming articles and comparing results against an invoice; and examining meats in storage and rotating meats to avoid aging. You will also provide prompt and friendly customer service, assist customers with questions, special orders, and needs, while maintaining a positive, customer-focused work environment. You must know weekly ad items, give customers direction of product location throughout the store, and be able to perform and follow our "Clean as You Go" and "Fresh at 4" programs.

• Be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and basic knowledge of math, weights and measures.
• Be dependable and reliable and perform other related duties as assigned.
• Have an outgoing and friendly behavior; a positive attitude and the ability to interact with customers.
• Have the ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Good communication skills; ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area, including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.
• Adhere to all safety, health, weights and measures regulations, and company recipes.
• Must be capable of standing for up to 4 hours continuously, and a total of 8 hours per shift; walk up to 2 miles per 8 hours.
• Be able to work inside a temperature controlled area, and perform general housekeeping in the department.
• Possess good vision required for using sharp knives, band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine and tenderizer.
• Be able to lift/carry products horizontally/vertically between 25 to 90 lbs., up to 60" in height, a distance up to 10 feet for 20 hours.
• Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets horizontally up to 500 lbs., requiring a force of up to 85 lbs., a distance up to 100 feet for up to 5 hours.
• Be able to horizontally move racks of products weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force up to 25 lbs., for a distance up to 50 feet for up to 10 hours.
• Be able to move tables weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force greater than 35 lbs., a distance up to 2 feet for up to 1 hour.

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan to support you or your immediate family’s health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!

• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays

Sprouts Farmers Market offers Daily Pay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no…