Meat Clerk

Houchens Food Group•Leitchfield, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for meat operation including but not limited to preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning and serving meat. This role involves monitoring food distribution, cleaning and sterilizing dishes and equipment, and maintaining coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked. The Meat Clerk is expected to observe scheduled shift hours, provide friendly and prompt customer service, and perform specific tasks as assigned. Maintaining good communication with the meat manager and sharing responsibility for controlling shrink are key aspects of the position. The role also includes assisting in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases, and maintaining proper records to control shrink through inventory and ordering. Additionally, the Meat Clerk will assist in inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order and assist the meat manager in taking a four-week period meat inventory. Ensuring product rotation, proper temperature of meat coolers and cases, and adherence to safety procedures are also essential functions. The Meat Clerk is responsible for properly cleaning and maintaining the meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.

Requirements

Less than high school education
No prior experience necessary
Computer Skills General
Required to have access to a phone at all times
Basic math skills
Lift /Carry 10 lbs or less (Constantly)
Lift /Carry 51-100 lbs (Frequently)
Walk (Frequently)
Lift /Carry 11-20 lbs (Constantly)
Reach Outward (Frequently)
Lift /Carry 21-50 lbs (Constantly)
Reach Above Shoulder (Frequently)
Handling / Fingering (Constantly)
Climb (Occasionally)
Squat or Kneel (Frequently)
Crawl (Occasionally)
Bend (Frequently)
Push / Pull 12 lbs or less (Frequently)
Push / Pull 13-25 lbs (Frequently)
Push / Pull 26-40 lbs (Frequently)
Push / Pull 41-100 lbs (Frequently)
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
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Agree to wear back belt when lifting and handling heavy objects.)

Nice To Haves

Accountability
Accurate
Adaptability
Autonomy
Communication, Oral
Customer Oriented
Decision Making
Friendly
Honesty / Integrity
Interpersonal
Organized
Patience
Relationship Building
Reliability
Responsible
Team Building
Time Management

Responsibilities

Monitor food distribution and ensure that 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 by meat and/or store manager.
Give all customers friendly, courteous and prompt service.
Perform specific task as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
Maintain good communication with the meat manager.
Share responsibility for controlling shrink.
Properly record all hours worked.
Verify and sign the time ticket report.
Monitor food preparation and serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
Responsible for assisting in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems as far as weekly meat purchases and monthly meat purchases.
Assist in maintaining proper record to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
Responsible for assisting in inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
Assist 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 meat department, coolers, cases and equipment.