Meat Department Specialist

Meat Department Specialist – Buche Foods

Job Type: Part-Time

Department: Grocery Operations

Do you enjoy working with fresh products, helping customers, and staying busy? Buche Foods in Mobridge is looking for a dependable Meat Department Specialist to join our team. In this role, you’ll help keep our meat department stocked, organized, and looking its best. You’ll assist customers, stock and rotate products, maintain fresh displays, and help ensure our department meets food safety and cleanliness standards.

If you’re hardworking, detail-oriented, and enjoy being part of a team, we’d love to meet you!

• Provide friendly and helpful customer service.
• Assist customers with product selection and questions.
• Share product information and recommendations.
• Help create a positive shopping experience for every customer.

• Receive and inspect incoming products for quality, temperature, and accuracy.
• Stock and rotate meat cases, coolers, and freezers.
• Keep displays fresh, stocked, organized, and appealing.
• Remove outdated or poor-quality products.
• Maintain accurate pricing and promotional signage.
• Assist with product sampling and promotions as needed.

• Assist with unloading deliveries and organizing incoming products.
• Maintain proper product storage and organized back stock.
• Monitor inventory levels and record daily shrink.
• Safely operate assigned store and department equipment.

• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and health requirements.
• Keep work areas, equipment, coolers, and freezers clean and organized.
• Properly handle and store meat products to maintain freshness and quality.
• Safely operate and sanitize department equipment.

• Previous grocery, meat department, retail, or customer service experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Food safety certification (Serv Safe or equivalent) preferred.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.

• Friendly, dependable, and customer-focused.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic math, weights, and measurement skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn and help wherever needed.

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, reach, and lift throughout the workday.
• Ability to lift and move merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Comfortable working in refrigerated and freezer environments.
• Ability to safely use knives, slicers, grinders, and other assigned equipment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

We believe in taking care of the people who take care of our customers. Benefits and perks vary based on full-time or part-time status and eligibility.

• Be the Best in Customer Service
• Always Do the Right Thing
• Be Adaptable
• Growth-Oriented
• Support Our Local Communities by Winning at Retail

G.F. Buche Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We invite applicants from all backgrounds to apply, as outlined in the job description.

GF Buche Co operates a diverse portfolio of grocery, convenience, auto parts, hardware/lumber stores, and quick-service restaurants across 25 locations in 14 communities throughout South Dakota. The company employs approximately 400 team members and is known for its strong commitment to customer service and community involvement. With deep family roots and leadership actively engaged in industry and local organizations, GF Buche Co continues to grow while maintaining its tradition of service and retail excellence.