Meat Clerk

Job Summary of Meat Clerk:

As a Meat Clerk, your role involves delivering pleasant and effective customer service, addressing customer questions, handling and preparing meat items, and guaranteeing a satisfying shopping encounter. You play a part in upholding a tidy and systematic workplace and aiding colleagues in their daily tasks.

Responsibilities of Meat Clerk:

• 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 Clerk:

• Strong ability to communicate effectively and a willingness to collaborate with others.
• Meeting the specified age criteria is mandatory.
• Proficient abilities in serving customers and communicating effectively are essential.
• Proven capacity and eagerness to acquire knowledge of various tasks and technical aspects of the position.

Physical Requirements of Meat Clerk:

• Lift meat packages ranging from 1 to 40 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Achieve the predetermined benchmarks for volume of work being completed.
• An employee must be on their feet or moving continuously throughout their shift, with the environment typically being at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Performing repeated actions such as grasping, twisting, reaching, and moving the hands and arms while handling the product during identification, wrapping, pricing, and weighing tasks.
• Capable of managing a range of substances commonly found in cleaning supplies, packaging items, and meat goods.
• Frequent bending.

Hannaford Supermarkets originated as a local vendor of fresh produce in Portland, Maine in 1883, and continues to uphold its ties to its early beginnings as a community market. Hannaford actively invites local farmers and producers to participate in its Local program, which not only promotes local food but also supports the preservation of local farmland, traditions, and employment opportunities. Maintaining a direct link to the sources of their fresh produce is fundamental to their operational philosophy, leading them to become the first prominent grocery chain in the U.S. to verify the sustainable harvesting of all their seafood products. In terms of employment, Hannaford ensures equal opportunities for all employees and job seekers, regardless of race, religion, gender, age, veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.