Meat Retail Sales Assistant

This role is on the front-line of the retail sales team who assists in the sales of meat and non-meat inventory and packaging of meat products as well as the leader of sanitation in production, also meat-case management ensuring safety and USDA health standards are met throughout all steps of the manufacturing process.

Core Responsibilities

· Ensures Retail Side of facility is fully-operational with all utilities and retail equipment functioning properly, while remaining in compliance with health and safety regulations

· Develops, maintains, monitors, and communicates a Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure

· Ensures the Meat Market has been properly sanitized and will pass USDA inspection at start-up of each day

· Communicates potential and actual food safety issues to key personnel to initiate the corrective action process

· Leads and assists in sales duties including but not limited to packaging, shipping, and receiving

· Directs and enforces safety and sanitation regulations

· Calibrates food retail (scales, vacuum sealing. meat slicer, packaging machine) machines to ensure they are functioning properly.

· Packages, prices, and dates meat products per established guidelines including type, date of expiration, and weight

· Performs the proper inspections to meet HACCP regulations

· Promptly informs butcher department of any low stock and/or meat case restock need

· Receives, verifies, and stores inventory deliveries

· Follows safe food handling and personal hygiene practices

• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques and answers phone calls for ordering taking purposes
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.

· Any other duties as assigned by Management.

Key Working Relationships

· Reports directly to the Retail Supervisor.

· Works directly with retail team members

Qualifications

· Experience in food handling and packaging preferred.

· Experience handling knives and other cutting equipment

· Knowledge of USDA, HACCP, Food Safety regulations, and OSHA Standards is preferred

· Ability to work well with others in a fast paced, dynamic environment

· Proficient cleaning abilities to meat sanitation and visual standards

· Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on a consistent basis.

· Ability to work on feet for long periods of time

· Ability to work in a wet and refrigerated area; department is approximately 34* F with freezer area temperature 0* F

· Proficient communication skills

Pay: $15.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Opportunities for advancement
• Store discount

Work Location: In person