Meat Clerk

Festival Foods•La Crosse, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Festival Foods is a Wisconsin grocer committed to giving back to its communities and providing guests with exceptional service and value, operating over 40 full-service supermarkets across the state. The company prioritizes its associates, offering extensive benefits and programs. As a Meat Clerk, you will help guests find high-quality meat and seafood, assisting with selections for various occasions. This role involves answering questions, recommending cuts, and ensuring meat cases are well-stocked, fresh, and ready. You will provide top-notch service at the meat and seafood counter, restock and rotate products, and help maintain the department's smooth operation. Festival Foods prides itself on offering fresh, sustainable seafood and Certified Angus Beef®, making the Meat Clerk a key player in ensuring guests trust and return to the department for quality products and adherence to food safety standards.

Requirements

Ability to effectively engage with guests, leaders, and retail sales associates.
Utilize strong written and verbal skills to work with a crew in a fast-paced environment.
A willingness to learn food safety standards, proper equipment usage (like slicers), and inventory practices.
Ability to Multitask and stay customer service focused in a busy retail grocery environment.
An understanding of safety and food safety practices and a commitment to following them. This role requires proper training and knowledge of equipment and procedures, including: slicers, proper lifting techniques, trash compactor, baler, etc.

Responsibilities

Provide exceptional guest service at the meat counter and on the sales floor, including fulfilling special orders and answering product questions.
Maintain fresh, well-stocked displays by inspecting, rotating, and replenishing meat products and supplies.
Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!
Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds.
Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays.
Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we’re proud to support our associates in planning for retirement.
The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement.
Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals.