Meat Cutter

Position Summary:
Responsible for demonstrating a love of food and passion for people that includes incredible Customer Service and performance excellence through department knowledge and technical expertise. As a Meat team member, the Meat
Cutter promotes and delivers a shopping experience focused on providing customers the level of service to which we have publicly committed by providing efficient service through hands-on knowledge of Meat products. The Meat Cutter adheres to organizational procedures, policies and systems including food quality standards and food safety and sanitation guidelines. The Meat Cutter is focused on driving sales through suggestive selling, sampling, recipe ideas and promoting sales events.

Essential Job Functions:

• Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
• Provide friendly and efficient customer service by demonstrating sincerity, patience and respect in all customer interactions and by thanking customers for their business.
• Greet customers in a genuine and friendly manner throughout the store and assist them by escorting them to products, loading/unloading heavy items and helping them to retrieve out of reach items.
• Effectively communicate with customers and respond to questions and requests in a timely manner.
• Operate equipment (e.g., box cutter, knives, slicers, wrappers, scales, processor, fryer, boaster, ovens, compactor, highboy cart, tongs, steamer, food processor, cleaning utensils, shrink wrappers, decorating tube, oven racks and hot cases) according to company guidelines.
• Follow basic product handling procedures.
• Assist with product production, packaging, presentation, rotation and replenishment
• Ensure in-stock position of available product
• Maintain working knowledge of all department equipment.
• Gain and demonstrate a high level of operational execution, product skills and process skills.
• Ensure consistent execution of all Department standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Utilize accomplished selling skills in order to secure additional sales and use suggestive selling techniques to increase sales of products during sales events.
• Communicate code dating issues and shrink opportunities and monitor product quality to reduce shrink.
• Create a product sales plan for each scheduled shift and identify department opportunities during scheduled shifts and create plans for improvement.
• Plan work duties appropriately during the scheduled shift to accomplish all assigned tasks. Maintain high cleanliness standards; clean as you go, inclusive of washing, cleaning, sweeping, mopping.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines; comply with and reinforce all food safety and safety regulations/guidelines/procedures and programs; report all issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.
• Assist general team members as needed.
• Physical demands include, but are not limited to, walking on uneven ground, turning, standing, reaching stooping/bending, lifting/carrying objects 3 to 60 lbs., and pushing/pulling objects 500 to 1,500 lbs.; occasional lifting/carrying objects more than 60 lbs. and exposure to coolers and freezers
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

We have a total benefits package including:

• College tuition Reimbursement
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Dental, Health and Vision insurance
• College partnerships to earn discounted and free degrees (6 month waiting period applies)
• Associate discount programs
• Corporate partnership programs for discounted products including: Apple, Ford, Jeep, HP, and many more!
• Well being assistant app-- offering free counseling, advice, and resources (childcare facilities, gyms, ect).
• Associate assistance fund
• Opportunities to grow in leadership and experience!

Part time and Full time positions available. Positions vary based on hours.
Overnights, mid day, morning and night shifts all available. Flexible availabilities offered.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $23.10 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Grocery store

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wheeling, IL: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Meat cutting: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Salary : $23 - $0