Assistant - Meat & Seafood

BRATTLEBORO FOOD COOP•Brattleboro, VT

4d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Brattleboro Food Co-op is seeking a Meat and Seafood Assistant to join their team. This role involves practicing safe food handling procedures, attending to the wrapping and displaying of meat and seafood products, maintaining product displays, and providing excellent customer service. The Co-op has been a part of the community for 50 years and is committed to giving back, offering great benefits, competitive compensation, and opportunities for growth. They emphasize a positive work environment where employees feel appreciated and believe in making a difference.

Requirements

Experience in or willingness to learn safe operation of a heat-wrap machine.
Experience in or willingness to learn safe operation of a vacuum packaging machine.
Experience in or willingness to learn operation of electronic scales.
Ability to learn computer operation as it applies to the department.
Ability or willingness to learn identification of all cuts of meat by sight.
Excellent customer relation skills.
Basic knowledge of meat and seafood preparation.
Team player attitude.
Ability to lift 45-50 lbs. employing safe lifting procedures.
Desire and ability to maintain a clean, safe working area.
Following directions of the department manager.

Responsibilities

Assist customers with product questions in a prompt, courteous & friendly manner, referring questions to other staff if necessary.
Answer customer questions accurately.
Develop and maintain strong customer relations.
Wrap, tag, and display fresh and frozen meat, poultry, and seafood.
Use correct tare weights and code dates on all products.
Perform daily culls and rewraps.
Display and maintain in-stock conditions with a fresh and appealing appearance throughout the department.
Fill and rotate the fresh meat case.
Maintain proper rotation of product and remove products that are unsaleable for any reason.
Clean the meat display cases.
Maintain clean, sanitized work areas in accordance with company standards and health department regulations.
Assist in keeping the meat processing room and walk-in cooler clean and orderly.
Handle hazardous equipment carefully, being aware of others when using such equipment.
Use proper lifting techniques and wear appropriate shoes.
Be mindful of potential hazards to customers and other employees and take actions to correct hazards.
Greet customers in a courteous manner while continuing to work.
Complete assigned tasks in a timely fashion, looking at the whole department when prioritizing.
Work with the team for department efficiency.
Provide verbal communication to the next shift or written notes if urgent.
Come to work on time.
Take breaks when appropriate and return from breaks on time.
Follow the direction of the meat department manager.
Accept responsibility for own actions, exemplifying honesty, integrity and ethics.
Be aware of the company's key points of difference.
Perform limited receiving duties.
Perform limited elementary meat cutting.