MEAT CLERK - Morgan Ave, Evansville, IN

Houchens Food Group•Evansville, IN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the meat operation including but not limited to preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning, and serving meat. This role involves monitoring food distribution, ensuring guidelines are followed, and maintaining a clean and sanitary work environment. The Meat Clerk is responsible for stocking and maintaining coolers, cases, and displays, providing friendly and prompt customer service, and communicating effectively with the meat manager. Key responsibilities also include controlling shrink, accurately recording work hours, and assisting with bookkeeping for meat purchases and inventory management. Ensuring proper product rotation, maintaining optimal temperatures for meat coolers and cases, and adhering to safety procedures are crucial. The role also requires proper cleaning and maintenance of the meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.

Requirements

Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
General computer skills.
Required to have access to a phone at all times.
Basic math skills.
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Agree to wear back belt when lifting and handling heavy objects.).
Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception).
Sense of Sound (Must be able to hear emergency sirens such as fire alarm.).
Sense of Smell.
Sense of Touch.

Responsibilities

Prepare, store, cut, clean, and serve meat.
Monitor food distribution and ensure guidelines are followed.
Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, and facilities.
Maintain coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked.
Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned.
Give all customers friendly, courteous, and prompt service.
Perform specific tasks as assigned by the meat and/or store manager.
Maintain good communication with the meat manager.
Share responsibility for controlling shrink.
Properly record all hours worked and verify time ticket reports.
Monitor food preparation and serving techniques to ensure proper procedures are followed.
Assist in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
Assist in maintaining proper records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
Assist in inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
Assist the meat manager in taking a four-week period meat inventory.
Ensure that product is being rotated when received and stocked.
Ensure that all meat coolers and meat cases are running at the proper temperature.
Ensure that proper safety procedures are being used.
Properly clean and maintain the meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.