Meat Seafood Sales Associate
About The Position
The Meat Seafood Sales Associate provides a pleasant and efficient Meat Department experience by engaging guests and delivering hospitality and professional service. Associates promote sales through product recommendations, information about promotions, recipes, products, and preparation methods, and carry out department tasks such as preparing and displaying products, operating the sales counter, monitoring and rotating stock, weighing and pricing products, labeling, and handling orders. The position requires safe operation of department equipment and compliance with food-handling, sanitation, workplace-safety, and guest-service requirements. Associates may mentor coworkers who are new to the department or a task and complete other duties assigned by supervisory staff. There are no formal supervisory responsibilities. The role requires a high school diploma or GED, or related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination. A valid State Food Handlers Permit and a valid Driver's License or State ID are listed. Yoke’s provides role-related safety, food-handler, meat and seafood skills, and guest-service training.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED; or one to three months of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to communicate effectively and pleasantly with guests, vendors, and fellow associates.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations using American money and units of weight and volume.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written or oral instructions and manage problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Meet the state minimum requirement to work with slicers or other meat and seafood equipment and tools.
- Valid State Food Handlers Permit.
- Valid Driver's License or State ID Card.
- Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including prolonged standing, mobility and handling tasks, and lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally.
- Follow safety standards and use required personal protective equipment and safe work practices.
Responsibilities
- Report for assigned shifts on time and regularly, communicate clearly, and be prepared to provide excellent service while safely performing assigned duties.
- Promote sales by discussing products and recommendations with guests and explaining promotions, recipes, products, and preparation advice.
- Greet guests and explain Meat/Seafood Department features, product information, and services, including package-size changes, cooking methods, slicing, crab cleaning, special wrapping, seasoning, grinding, and bulk-product ordering.
- Perform assigned department tasks such as setting cases, preparing products, removing dated product, opening and closing, code dating, operating the sales counter, monitoring stock, weighing, pricing, rotating, labeling Country of Origin, ordering, and preparing Meals in Minutes.
- Operate department equipment safely, including the com-line, phone, slicer, knives, scales, box knives, and vacuum pack machine, and wrap products using freezer paper, clear plastic, and other containers.
- Complete tasks assigned by supervisory staff.
- Communicate guest requests accurately and completely when handling special orders.
- Mentor new associates or associates learning a department or task and support a positive learning environment.
- Find ways to make guests happy.
- Follow applicable local, state, federal, and company rules and policies for workplace safety, food handling, sanitation, housekeeping, and guest services.
- Participate in the department accident-reduction plan, including cleaning floors, sanitizing, laundering towels and washcloths, and following requirements related to machinery safety, emergency procedures, health codes, HACCP, case temperatures, gloves, ice scoops, sinks, and storage.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 100% company paid.
- DailyPay, allowing employees the option to get paid today for work performed.
- 401(k) with company matching up to 4%, if elected.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, including a no-deductible medical option.
- Company-paid life insurance for full-time associates working 30 hours.
- Voluntary insurance products.
- Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Paid holidays.
- Vacation time.
- Bereavement and jury duty pay.
- Paid Sick & Safe Leave, earned at one hour for every 40 hours worked.
- Paid Family & Medical Leave.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Optional Hepatitis A vaccination provided by Yoke’s Pharmacy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
