Meat Cleanup

Harps Food Stores•West Plains, MO

23h

About The Position

The Meat Cleanup Clerk supports meat department operations and helps maintain department readiness, cleanliness, safe equipment use, inventory processes, merchandising standards, and customer service. The role contributes to department staffing and supervision, price maintenance, financial goals, replenishment, receiving, inventory preparation, and adherence to company policies and food safety procedures. The clerk cleans the meat department, including production areas and applicable service cases, using approved equipment and cleaning chemicals. The position also supports stocking, rotation, signage, displays, sampling, ordering, invoicing, back stock, reclamation, returns, damages, reworks, and supply use. The role emphasizes problem solving, product and service quality, personal and workplace safety, dependability, integrity, professionalism, teamwork, and exceeding customer expectations. Employment may be contingent upon completion and evaluation of a PEP survey, drug screen, employment reference check, and criminal background check.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Adaptability to different situations and ability to respond flexibly to shifting priorities and rapid change.
Ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.
Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner.
Ability to move, lift, carry, and place merchandise and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.
Frequently reach overhead and below the knees and perform pushing, pulling, squatting, kneeling, bending, stooping, crouching, and twisting, with or without bearing weight.
Occasionally climb.
Perform continuous repetitive hand and arm motions, such as grasping, gripping, and turning.
Stand and/or walk continuously throughout the shift.
Visually locate merchandise and other objects and verify information, often in small print.
May be exposed to all weather conditions and to indoor variations in heat, cold, dust, and humidity.
May be exposed to cleaning solvents or other chemicals, as well as latex, eggs, nuts, soy, and wheat.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent preferred.
One year of previous experience working in the meat market of a retail grocery store preferred.

Responsibilities

Support meat department operations, including department readiness, staffing, supervision, price maintenance, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, financial goals, cleanliness, and safe equipment use.
Assist with meat department ordering, replenishment, receiving, invoicing and accounting, back stock, reclamation and returns, damages and reworks, supply use, and inventory preparation.
Maintain merchandising and sales floor standards through proper stocking, rotation, signing, displays, sampling, and department procedures.
Follow department cleaning standards and company and food safety guidelines, using only approved equipment and cleaning chemicals.
Define issues and use critical thinking and logic to find answers and solve problems.
Produce and promote high-quality products and services while following procedures related to personal and others’ safety.
Build respectful, fair, sincere relationships with customers and associates.
Follow company policies and procedures, attend work regularly and on time, adhere to dress code, maintain a safe work environment, and complete other assigned duties.
Provide customer service in accordance with the SMILE Program and look for ways to help others.
Act with honesty, integrity, accountability, and professionalism in the best interest of Harps.
Encourage teamwork, cooperation, and trust; support coworkers and treat others fairly and respectfully.
Support Harps’ mission by striving to exceed customer expectations and contribute to competitive prices, product quality and freshness, friendly service, and cleanliness.