What are the responsibilities and job description for the Team Member (F/T) - Meat Department position at Western Market - Ferndale?
Western Market Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance for full-time employees
- SIMPLE IRA Retirement Plan with an employer match
- Paid Time Off & Paid Sick Time
- Employee Discount
- Employee Assistance Program
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Reports To: Meat Department Management
Secondary Relationship(s): Closing Managers, Butcher
Supervisees: None
Position Summary:
The Meat & Seafood Team Member is a customer-facing position responsible for assisting customers in making selections, handling and preparing products, and maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the meat and seafood counter. Meat & Seafood team members play an essential role in ensuring the freshness and quality of products, while providing exceptional customer service.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Reports To: Meat Department Management
Secondary Relationship(s): Closing Managers, Butcher
Supervisees: None
Position Summary:
The Meat & Seafood Team Member is a customer-facing position responsible for assisting customers in making selections, handling and preparing products, and maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the meat and seafood counter. Meat & Seafood team members play an essential role in ensuring the freshness and quality of products, while providing exceptional customer service.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Fulfill customer orders and requests made at the Meat & Seafood counter.
- Provide information to customers regarding products, including their country or area or origin.
- Make product recommendations to customers.
- Advise customers on the proper cooking procedures for different types of meats and seafood.
- Provide friendly customer service to all guests with care, respect, and a positive attitude.
- Practice safe food handling procedures.
- Ensure that the product case is full, neat, and attractively merchandised.
- Clean counter apparatuses, including trays, glass, and knee knocker merchandisers.
- Sweep and mop department floors as directed.
- Clean smallwares and equipment throughout the day using proper food safety and personal safety procedures.
- Monitor product levels in coolers and communicate product levels to department supervisors.
- Restock products as directed by department supervisors.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent customer service abilities.
- Positive attitude.
- Experience working as a contributing and effective team member.
- Excellent work ethic that emphasizes efficiency and precision.
- Ability to take direction and follow instructions.
- Ability to switch tasks efficiently and effectively.
- Willingness to learn new skills.
- Good understanding of cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene.
Special Considerations:
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Working conditions include a fast-paced retail environment that involves long intervals of standing, crouching and reaching while moving product. This job includes moderate exposure to cold temperatures while performing some tasks. Little to no outdoor work is required.
- Language Skills: Intermediate.
- Mathematical Skills: Basic.
- Reasoning Ability: Intermediate.
- Equipment used: Knife; Scale; Calculator
Hours per Week: Full-time (40 hours per week)
FLSA Classification: Non-exempt
Pay Level: I
While the above description encompasses the majority of the responsibilities required of the position, at any time the Management may request that an employee perform reasonable additional duties, which may be required for the safe and smooth operation of the store.
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FLSA Classification: Non-exempt
Pay Level: I
While the above description encompasses the majority of the responsibilities required of the position, at any time the Management may request that an employee perform reasonable additional duties, which may be required for the safe and smooth operation of the store.
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