Meat Apprentice

SUMMARY

The Meat Apprentice works under the Meat Manager learning meat cutting skills and equipment use, while providing genuine customer service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learn how to read cutting lists
• Learn how to cut all primal to specific techniques
• Learn how to grind meats
• Learns how to rotate product properly
• Learns how to operate wrapping scale & other machinery in Meat Department
• Learns how to receive and process meat shipments
• Maintains meat cases
• Fills cases/stocks meat
• Assists customers with requests and information
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment, cases work area, and sales floor
• Works within company programs, policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Friendly & Sales Minded
• Ability to work in a cold environment
• Ability to prioritize and multi task in fast paced environment
• Communication Skills
• Self-motivated
• Problem solving skills
• Adaptability
• Desire to move up within department 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• No experience required
• Supermarket experience helpful

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Write simple correspondence.
• Present information and respond to questions from groups of customers or associates

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Basic math concepts. (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, )

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Food Handler’s Certification as required by State Law

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

• Slip resistant shoes with closed toe and heel
• Safety Cutter
• Knives
• Apron
• Uniform per store policy

PHYSICAL DEMAND

Regularly (Over 2/3 of the time)

• Stand
• Walk
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Communicate with associates and customers
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Frequently (Between 1/3 to 2/3 of the time)

• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Stoop

 Occasionally (Less than 1/3 of the time)

• Sit
• Climb
• Balance
• Kneel
• Crouch
• Crawl
• Smell
• Lift and/or move up to 100 pounds

Vision

• Close
• Distance
• Ability to adjust focus
• Ability to distinguish colors

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

     Frequently

• Moving mechanical parts
• Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
• Extreme cold and chemicals while cleaning.

Occasionally

• Fumes or airborne particles
• Toxic or caustic chemicals
• Risk of electrical shock

Noise Level

• Moderate in most areas

**Niemann Foods Management retains the discretion to add to or change the position requirements at any time.                                                     

**Position requirements may vary by store location