Meat/Seafood Clerk

Sprouts Farmers Market•Hayward, CA

4h•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 various meats, including unloading and transporting fresh, cured, and boxed meats and poultry. You will also be responsible for inventory tasks such as counting and weighing incoming articles against invoices, examining meats in storage, and rotating products to ensure freshness. The Meat Clerk provides prompt and friendly customer service, assists with customer questions and special orders, and maintains a positive, customer-focused work environment. Key duties also include knowing weekly ad items, directing customers to products, and diligently following the company's “Clean as You Go” and “Fresh at 4” Programs, while adhering to all Meat Department procedural guidelines.

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 (Eligibility requirements may apply)
Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision (Eligibility requirements may apply)
Health Savings Account with company match (Eligibility requirements may apply)
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care (Eligibility requirements may apply)
Company paid short-term disability coverage (Eligibility requirements may apply)
Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers (Eligibility requirements may apply)
Paid holidays (Eligibility requirements may apply)
DailyPay - transfer earned money at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free