Meat/Seafood Clerk

Sprouts Farmers Market • San Diego, CA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Clerk position at Sprouts Farmers Market offers an exciting opportunity to work with protein foods, learn a skilled craft, and engage in hands-on work. This role is ideal for individuals passionate about delivering extraordinary customer service in a fast-paced and friendly environment, especially those interested in helping people make healthy choices. As a Meat Clerk, you will be a vital part of one of the store's most popular departments, responsible for maintaining high levels of customer service, adhering to safe food handling procedures, and possessing strong product knowledge and preparation techniques. This hands-on role involves receiving, storing, and grinding meats; unloading and transporting fresh, cured, and boxed meats and poultry; counting and weighing incoming articles against invoices; and examining and rotating meats to prevent aging. You will provide prompt and friendly customer service, assist with customer questions and special orders, maintain a positive work environment, and be knowledgeable about weekly ad items and product locations. The role also requires adherence to the “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” Programs and all procedural guidelines set by the Meat Department.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Have a basic knowledge of math, weights and measures.
• Be dependable and reliable.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior.
• Possess a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers.
• Have the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes as the business changes including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Have good communication skills.
• Have the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
• Adhere to all safety, health, weights and measures regulations, and company recipes.
• Must be capable of standing for up to 4 hours continuously, and a total of 8 hours per shift.
• Will walk up to 2 miles per 8 hours.
• Be able to work inside a temperature controlled area.
• Possess good vision is required for using sharp knives, band saw, grinder, sausage maker, box cutter, wrapping machine and tenderizer.
• Be able to lift/carry products horizontally/vertically between 25 to 90 lbs., from 4” to 60”, a distance up to 10 feet for 20 hours.
• Be able to use a pallet jack to move pallets horizontally up to 500 lbs., requiring a force of up to 85 lbs., a distance up to 100 feet for up to 5 hours.
• Be able to horizontally move racks of products weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force up to 25 lbs., for a distance up to 50 feet for up to 10 hours.
• Be able to move tables weighing up to 70 lbs., requiring a force greater than 35 lbs., a distance up to 2 feet for up to 1 hour.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of customer service.
• Practice safe food handling procedures.
• Maintain a high level of product knowledge and preparation techniques.
• Receive, store, and grind meats.
• Unload and transport fresh, cured, and boxed meats and poultry from delivery truck.
• Count and weigh incoming articles and compare results against an invoice.
• Examine meats in storage and rotate meats to avoid aging.
• Assist customers with questions, and special orders and needs.
• Maintain a positive, customer focused work environment.
• Have knowledge of weekly ad items.
• Give customers direction of product location throughout the store.
• Perform and follow our “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” Programs.
• Adhere to all procedural guidelines set by the Meat Department.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!
• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays
• DailyPay - transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED