Meat Associate

SpartanNash•Elkhart, IN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Associate works independently to prepare, package, display, and stock meat products while contributing to the store’s financial interests. The role supports a positive guest experience and follows company safety and food-safety guidelines. The associate may also be assigned tasks in other departments based on customer experience needs, and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed. The position is performed in a typical retail store environment with varied temperatures and possible exposure to outside weather conditions. The work involves extended periods of standing and walking, frequent bending, stooping, twisting, and turning, and lifting or moving up to 30 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally. Travel requirements vary by assignment.

Requirements

Ability to read, write, comprehend, and interpret documents.
Basic mathematical skills, including understanding addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Detail oriented.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED preferred.
One year of retail or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and produce meat products according to the production planner.
Package and label meat products according to the program plan.
Merchandise meat products according to the flight plan and merchandising expectations.
Stock the backroom with meat products, rotating and dating cases and buckets.
Notify the Meat Manager when products or supplies need to be ordered.
Work with other departments and stores to support growth in SpartanNash retail stores.
Communicate completed tasks, recipes, weights and measures, and cleaning steps to other associates.
Follow personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety guidelines.
Follow food-safety and cleaning expectations.
Follow guest-experience guidelines.
Perform tasks in other departments as assigned based on customer experience needs.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.