Meat Department Associate

POSITION SUMMARY The Meat Department Associate assists with meat preparation, display, and sales while ensuring food safety and excellent customer service.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following: Prepare, cut, and package meat products as needed Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the meat department Stock and rotate meat inventory to ensure freshness Assist customers with product selection and questions Follow food safety and handling proceduresMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES) Experience with meat handling preferred but not required Knowledge of sanitation and food safety guidelines Friendly and customer-focused attitude Ability to work flexible shifts, including weekends and holidaysPHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, and handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.