Meat Associate

Job Summary of Meat Associate:

As a Meat Associate within the Meat Market, you hold the responsibility of providing friendly and efficient service to customers, assisting with their inquiries, preparing and managing meat products, and ensuring a satisfactory shopping experience. You also play a role in maintaining a clean and organized work environment and aiding team members in their daily operations.

Responsibilities of Meat Associate:

• Comply with all company policies, procedures, and government regulations.
• Meet all applicable Management Planning guidelines.
• Treat all co-workers with fairness, dignity, and respect.
• Develop product knowledge in all areas of the meat department including cooking procedures.
• Assist in special projects and perform other functions as assigned by supervisor.
• Assist in training of other associates when assigned.
• Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times; comply with company personal appearance policy.
• Maintain solid communication in the department and throughout the organization.
• Support company safety standards. Communicate any needed equipment repairs or maintenance work needed. Keep work area free from debris and safety hazards.
• Observe and maintain company sanitation and food safety standards.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
• Provide outstanding customer service. Communicate with and assist customers in selection of product.
• Identify, wrap, price, and weigh all meat department items in accordance with specified procedures outlined by standard practice.
• Stock the fresh, frozen, and self-service cases using proper rotation procedures.
• Assist meat cutters by scraping and traying products, cubing steaks, and grinding ground meats.
• Receive any meat delivery, code, rotate, and put in appropriate storage area.
• Wash, rinse and sanitize all cases, wrap stations/area, scaling equipment, cooler, cutting room, including disassembling and re-assembling equipment therein.

Qualifications of Meat Associate:

• Strong interpersonal aptitude and a genuine interest in working collectively with others.
• It is imperative to meet the age eligibility criteria.
• Adept customer service and effective communication skills go hand in hand for success.
• Demonstrated aptitude and willingness to acquire knowledge of multiple tasks and technical elements essential for the position.

Physical Requirements of Meat Associate:

• Handle and transport meat products that weigh between 1 and 40 pounds frequently, with occasional lifting of items up to 100 pounds when necessary.
• Conform to the established guidelines for the volume of activities achieved.
• The role necessitates being on foot or in motion throughout the working hours, with the temperature predominantly around 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Execute a series of repeated hand and arm movements like grasping, twisting, reaching, and manipulation during the steps of identifying, wrapping, pricing, and weighing the product.
• Proficient in managing various compounds commonly found in cleaning materials, packaging products, and meat items.
• Frequent bending.

Hannaford Supermarkets started out as a fresh produce vendor in Portland, Maine way back in 1883, and is still connected to those early roots as a local market. Hannaford actively seeks out farmers and producers to join our Local program which celebrates not only local foods, but the preservation of farmland, local traditions and local jobs. The connection we have to the source of our fresh foods is core to the way we do business, becoming the first major supermarket in the United States to document that all its seafood products were sustainably harvested. Hannaford provides equal opportunity in employment to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), age, veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.