Meat & Seafood Team Member Temporary – Easthampton

Position: MEAT & SEAFOOD TEAM MEMBER

Requires open availability, including evenings and weekends.

Status:
Reports to Meat & Seafood Assistant Manager.

Pay Level: II, non-exempt.

Purpose: To provide prompt, friendly, courteous customer service and to help cut, wrap, and display fresh meat and seafood to meet department objectives.

• Grind meats and produce sausage to maintain adequate supplies of each flavor.
• Prepare and/or wrap meat, poultry, and seafood value-added products following established recipes and standards for appearance, size, weight, and wrap.
• Cut and/or wrap meat, poultry, and seafood following established guidelines and instructions from the Meat & Seafood Assistant Manager or Lead Cutter.

• Assist customers with product questions in a prompt, friendly, courteous manner, referring them to other staff when necessary.
• Offer suggestions for purchases and ways to use products. Offer tastes and samples.
• Cut and wrap poultry and seafood, and wrap meat to order (if authorized for requested cuts).
• Help customers place special orders.
• Maintain fully stocked, attractive displays while maintaining proper storage conditions.
• Label items accurately with price tags or signs as needed.
• Report customer suggestions, comments, and complaints to the Meat & Seafood Assistant Manager.

• Pull short-dated or low-quality items, record, and dispose of them following established procedures.
• Keep coolers, food prep, and storage areas in clean, sanitary conditions, meeting health department standards.
  • Sweep and mop the floor as needed and take out the trash.
  • Scrub and rinse blocks, floors, walls, and cases following established procedures.
• Participate in periodic inventory counts.
• Monitor cooler and freezer temperatures.
• Advise the Meat & Seafood Assistant Manager of equipment repair or replacement needs.
• Assist with receiving as needed. Check deliveries for damage, quality, and accuracy, and notify the Meat & Seafood Assistant Manager of discrepancies. Rotate deliveries into storage.

• Attend and participate in department and storewide meetings.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Meat & Seafood Assistant Manager.

• Some retail fresh meat/seafood cutting experience is preferred.
• Experience serving the public.
• Ability to project a friendly, outgoing personality.
• Ability to handle multiple demands.
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs.
• Manual dexterity with hazardous equipment.
• Ability to stand for long periods.
• Ability to work in cold conditions.
• Regular, predictable attendance.

River Valley Co-op is an equal opportunity employer encouraging excellence through diversity.