Meat Seafood Sales Wrapper

Yoke's Fresh Markets•Kennewick, WA

About The Position

The Meat Seafood Sales Wrapper helps provide a pleasant and efficient Meat/Seafood Department experience through active guest engagement, hospitality, and professional service. The role promotes sales by offering product recommendations, explaining promotions and department services, and responding to guests’ requests, including special orders. The associate prepares, packages, labels, prices, rotates, and stocks meat and seafood products; operates department equipment safely; and maintains sanitation, food safety, and workplace safety standards. The role also supports department operations by mentoring newer associates and completing other duties assigned by supervisory staff. There are no formal supervisory responsibilities, though associates are expected to contribute to a welcoming atmosphere, uphold Yoke’s values, and participate in the shared success of the company.

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.
Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and write simple correspondence.
Communicate effectively and pleasantly with guests, vendors, and fellow associates.
Perform mathematical calculations using American money and units of weight and volume.
Use common-sense understanding to carry out written or oral instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Meet the state minimum requirement to work with slicers or other Meat/Seafood equipment and tools.
Hold a valid State Food Handlers Permit.
Hold a valid driver’s license or State I.D. card.
Meet the physical requirements of the position, including prolonged standing and the ability to regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Report for assigned shifts on time and regularly, communicate clearly, and be prepared to provide excellent service while safely performing assigned tasks.
Promote sales through guest discussions, product recommendations, current promotions, and information about recipes, products, preparation, and department services.
Greet guests and explain department products, special features, and services, including product preparation and customization requests.
Communicate guest requests accurately and completely, including special-order instructions.
Operate packaging and processing equipment; package, seal, weigh, price, rotate, and label products, including Country of Origin Labeling (COOL).
Stock packaging supplies and the meat case, monitor back-stock levels, and maintain work areas.
Operate department equipment safely, including the com-line, phone, shrink wrapper, slicer, knives, scales, box knives, vacuum pack machine, and conveyors or hoppers.
Complete assigned tasks and mentor new associates or associates learning a new department task while fostering a positive learning environment.
Follow local, state, federal, and company requirements for workplace safety, food handling, sanitation, housekeeping, and guest service.
Participate in the department’s accident-reduction plan, including cleaning floors, sanitizing, laundering towels and washcloths, and following applicable machinery, emergency, food-safety, and storage procedures.