Meat​/Seafood Clerk

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

As a Meat Clerk you will be responsible for providing a high level of customer service, practicing safe food handling procedures, and maintaining product knowledge and preparation techniques. Your duties include receiving, storing, and grinding meats; unloading and transporting fresh, cured, and boxed meats and poultry from the delivery truck; counting and weighing incoming articles and comparing results against an invoice;

examining meats in storage; rotating meats to avoid aging; assisting customers with questions, special orders, and needs; promptly delivering friendly customer service; navigating product location throughout the store; and performing and following our "Clean as You Go" and "Fresh at 4" programs. Additionally, you will adhere to all procedural guidelines set by the Meat Department and engage in general housekeeping and sanitation of the department.

• Be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and possess basic knowledge of math, weights and measures.
• Be dependable and reliable, able to perform related duties as assigned.
• Have an outgoing, friendly attitude and the ability to work with customers.
• Be able to work a flexible schedule that changes with business needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Have good communication skills and be able to take direction and participate in a team environment.
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize the work area (tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer).
• Adhere to safety, health, weights and measures regulations, and company recipes.
• Be capable of standing continuously for up to 4 hours 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 the required housekeeping duties.
• Possess good vision for use of sharp knives, band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine, and tenderizer.
• Lift/carry products horizontally/vertically between 25 to 90 lbs., from 4” to 60”, a distance up to 10 feet for 20 hours.
• 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.
• Move racks of products weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force of up to 25 lbs., for a distance up to 50 feet for up to 10 hours.
• 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.

Pay range: $16.95 - $22.90 / hour. Sprouts Farmers Market determines pay based on applicable experience and qualifications of the applicant.

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that supports 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 made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company‑paid life insurance

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 extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free
. I.e., you can see how much you’ve made every day, and transfer your money any time before payday.

Sprouts will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance. California residents:
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.