Meat Clerk

WinCo Foods•Spokane, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us at WinCo Foods, a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States, with more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Benefits include top-tier medical plans and tuition support. In this role, you will be instrumental in making a real impact in the communities we serve. The Meat Clerk ensures meat is wrapped, weighed, and priced properly, operates wrapping machines, and provides customer service while maintaining product quality and selection. This role also involves maintaining the cleanliness of the department and equipment and consistently providing world-class customer service to internal and external customers. Generally, the position works 6-8 hour shifts between 9:00 am and 10:00 pm.

Requirements

Ability to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation; including night, weekends and holidays.
Ability to perform friendly, courteous, tactful interactions and maintain composure in dealing with customer and co-workers.
Ability to conduct visual inspections, read production guides and product labels.
Ability to properly use cleaning chemicals in accordance with manufacture’s guidelines and instructions.
Ability to properly handle related food products per State and County laws, and WinCo standards.
Ability to read and follow written work assignments and instructions.
Ability to communicate (hearing & speech) when working on the sales floor.
Ability to reach, lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 25 lbs. frequently and 30 - 60 lbs. occasionally.
Ability to push and pull fully loaded hand trucks and pallet jacks.
Ability to perform repetitious arm movements required to wrap, slice and process products.
Ability to stand for long periods of time, walk and move rapidly, bend, twist and turn frequently.
Ability to perform safe, quick movements and operate related equipment listed below with manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination.
Ability to work for prolonged periods of time in a refrigerated area (32 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit).
Ability to work with hands exposed to moisture while handling and stocking poultry and meat.
Ability to learn product variability, perishability, safety and sanitation procedures, and dept. policies.
Ability to perform basic math (add, subtract, divide and multiply) and compute weights and measures.
Ability to wear hats, hairnets, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as required.
Ability to perform primary duties with efficiency and accuracy.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Food Handlers Certification (Per State Laws).

Responsibilities

Seeks opportunities to welcome, engage, serve and thank customers.
Maintains an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service with an emphasis of taking care of the customer.
Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on fast, friendly, courteous customer service.
Answers questions from customers.
Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
Weighs, trays, grinds, wraps, and prices poultry and meat.
Prevents sale of spoiled and outdated product by following laws and company policy on weighing, labeling, code dating and processing re-worked or (reduced-to-clear items), etc.
Ensures proper merchandising of product, signing, inventory level in retail cases, and eye-appeal of the department.
Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of work area, equipment, cutting room and retail cases according to company policy and legal regulations.
Stocks and rotates product.
Consolidates racks by moving trays from one rack to another.
Cleans mirrors, glass etc.
May assist Meat Cutters and Department Manager with other tasks as appropriate.
May participate in a Meat Cutter training program to learn basic meat cutting skills.
Performs other duties as assigned or needed.