What are the responsibilities and job description for the Retail Meat Service Specialist position at Farmers Cooperative Society?
Full-time and Part-time Positions Available
Overall Job Function:
As a Retail Meat Service Specialist, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality meat products to our customers and ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our meat department, Member’s Cut. Your expertise in meat cutting and product knowledge will contribute to our reputation for delivering top-notch quality meats and exceptional service. Prospective employees should be outgoing, friendly, hard-working, dependable and a team player.
Essential Job Functions:
Provide outstanding customer service
Clean equipment and sanitize daily
Meat preparations
Ability to gain excellent knowledge of all of the products carried in the department.
Must be willing to run all equipment in facility (saws, grinder, vacuum stuffer, packaging equipment and other processing equipment)
Record and report accurate inventory counts
Assist all customers in their shopping
Filling and rotating the retail case
Maintain digital logs
Knowledge of food safety and safety regulations
Other duties as assigned
Secondary Job Functions:
Cut, Wrap, weigh, and label products.
Performs cleaning in the department.
Assists in all areas of store as needed.
Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED, required.
Must be able to stand and/or walk for 8 or more-hour periods.
The ability to operate equipment safely and correctly.
The ability to work in and between extreme cold, wet, humid or hot conditions.
Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Ability to multitask, maintain a positive attitude and problem solve.
Work Requirements:
This position will work indoors where conditions can be cold, wet, humid or hot conditions. Equipment utilized will be knives, slicers, sausage stuffers, band saws, smokehouse, curing machines, etc. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, and airborne particles. The noise level is usually moderate but occasionally may be loud. PPE will be provided and must be utilized when applicable and according to safety standards. Typical working hours are between 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday 10:00 am until 3:00 pm but will flex based on customer and organizational demand.
While performing job functions the employee will be required to talk and listen most of the time. The employee will spend frequent intervals moving and standing for long periods of time, while also needing to reach, bend, twist, crawl, crouch, stoop or kneel. The employee will need to be able to lift up to 75 pounds occasionally and 50 pounds frequently. The physicality of this job is high.
- FCS job descriptions are a representation of a job requirements knowledge, skills, and abilities. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Benefits:
401k Company matches 50% up to 10%
PTO accrual after 30 days of employment, 13 days accrual the first year
Paid Holidays
Company bonus incentive
Excellent health insurance plans
Dental & Vision available
Short & Long-Term Disability provided at no cost to you
Life Insurance
Identity Theft Insurance
Accident Insurance
Clothing Allowance
10% Discount on purchases at the How-To Building Center
