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Meat Clerk at Festival Foods in La Crosse, WI
Job Description
ABOUT FESTIVAL FOODS:
We are a Wisconsin grocer that is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and providing guests with exceptional service and value. We operate +40 full-service supermarkets across the state of Wisconsin.
At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You’ll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests – even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.
Job Title: Meat Clerk
Reports To: Meat Manager
Help guests bring home high-quality cuts they’ll feel proud to serve.
Whether it’s a weekend grill-out or a weeknight dinner, guests count on us to help them make mealtime something special. As a Meat Clerk, you'll be at the center of it all—answering questions, recommending cuts, and ensuring our meat cases are full, fresh, and ready for the next guest. If you're friendly, attentive, and love working in a fast-paced, retail food service environment, this is a great place to grow your skills and your career.
Be part of a team that delivers premium service—and exceptional selection.
In this role, you’ll provide top-notch service at the meat and seafood counter, restock and rotate product on the sales floor, and help keep our department running smoothly. We’re proud to offer the freshest, most sustainable seafood selection in the state and serve the Certified Angus Beef® brand—so guests know they’re bringing home quality they can feel good about. From special orders to food safety standards, you'll play a key role in creating a department guests trust and return to again and again.
What You’ll Do:
As a Meat Clerk at Festival Foods, your responsibilities will include:
Deliver Helpful Service: Provide exceptional guest service at the meat counter and on the sales floor, including fulfilling special orders and answering product questions.
Maintain fresh, well-stocked displays by inspecting, rotating, and replenishing meat products and supplies.
Honor Commitments: Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
Collaborate with the Team: Perform other duties as assigned.
What We’re Looking For:
To succeed as a Festival Foods Meat Clerk, you should have:
- Strong Communication Skills: Ability to effectively engage with guests, leaders, and retail sales associates. Utilize strong written and verbal skills to work with a crew in a fast-paced environment.
Food Safety: A willingness to learn food safety standards, proper equipment usage (like slicers), and inventory practices.
Ability to Multitask and stay customer service focused in a busy retail grocery environment.
Safety Mindset: An understanding of safety and food safety practices and a commitment to following them. This role requires proper training and knowledge of equipment and procedures, including: slicers, proper lifting techniques, trash compactor, baler, etc.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Stand in one place for a long period of time, bend, stoop, and kneel regularly
Full range of upper body motion
Lifting up to 80 pounds on an occasional basis
Occasional exposure to extreme temperatures such as freezers, coolers, kitchens, and sales floor
Repetitive motion of hands and wrists
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Work Schedule
This is a part-time or full-time position with varying shifts, including weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE:
At Festival Foods we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We are dedicated to building a top-notch team of skilled, experienced and service-oriented associates. Festival Foods believes that an inclusive environment for teammates of all backgrounds and perspectives strengthens our ability to serve our guests and communities, as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.