Meat/Seafood Clerk

Sprouts Farmers Market

7d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Meat Clerk at Sprouts Farmers Market, you will be working in one of the most popular departments in our store! As a Meat Clerk you are responsible for providing a high level of customer service, practicing safe food handling procedures and a high level of product knowledge and preparation techniques. A hands on position, the Meat Clerk receives, stores, and grinds meats; unloads and transports fresh, cured, and boxed meats and poultry from delivery truck; counts and weighs incoming articles and compares results against an invoice; and examines meats in storage and rotates meats to avoid aging. A Meat Clerk provides a high level of prompt and friendly customer service; assists customers with questions, and special orders and needs, while maintaining a positive, customer focused work environment. The Meat Clerk has knowledge of weekly ad items; gives customers direction of product location throughout the store, and is able to perform and follow our “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” Programs. This position requires adhering to all procedural guidelines set by the Meat Department. If you’re someone who thrives in a fast pace environment then we want to hear from you!

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age, and have a high school diploma or equivalent and have a basic knowledge of math, weights and measures.
Be dependable and reliable and perform other related duties as assigned.
Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior; 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; and 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 hour continuously, and a total of 8 hours per shift is a must; will walk up to 2 miles per 8 hours.
Be able to work inside a temperature controlled area, and perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
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 compares results against an invoice
Examine meats in storage and rotates 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
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

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
Get Paid Every Day!
Sprouts Farmers Market offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free.
We offer DailyPay so you don’t have to wait for payday to access the money you’ve already worked for.
With DailyPay, you can see how much you’ve made every day and you can transfer your money any time before payday.