Meat Cutter - Full Time - Store #03 at Northgate… · Main…

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Follow approved procedures for receiving, weighing and breaking down meat products.

• Assist in wrapping and labeling products as required.

• Assist in checking and verifying meat department receiving when required; take received and prepared products to refrigerated storage, shelf and display areas.

• Contribute to controlling freshness and product quality; handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods.

• Work the meat lugs daily, in order to reduce shrink and improve gross.

• Always assist in keeping refrigerated cases and display shelves properly stocked and faced according to product movement and department standards; code date and rotate all prepared cuts or product placed in temporary storage areas to ensure proper product rotation, quality and freshness.

• Maintain full compliance with all state and county government weights and measures laws.

• Observe security standards by staying alert and being aware of customer actions and behavior; report to manager or security any abnormal behavior.

• Greet all customers and maintain good customer relations by providing prompt and courteous service or assistance.

• Ensure a favorable department image with customers by contributing to a clean, attractive and friendly department; maintain good housekeeping and sanitation standards in compliance with store policy and state and local health regulations.

• Maintain good communications with department leader and coworkers throughout the organization.

• Comply with safety policies and procedures and read all safety posters and bulletins.

• Use and maintain equipment in good working order; immediately communicate temperature failure of cases/storage areas or of any maintenance or equipment problems to manager in charge.

• Follow all department programs as needed such as known-loss tracker, shelf life, production planning etc.

• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS:

Minimum Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in cutting meat and related products

Preferred Requirements

• California Food Handler Certificate preferred

• Experience in customer service.

• Bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish)

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent preferred

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; and use the hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or controls;
• The employee must frequently walk, talk or hear, and reach with the hands and arms; occasionally, the employee must crouch or kneel;
• The employee must occasionally exert or lift up to 90 pounds carrying boxes of records and forms and frequently exert or lift moderate amounts of weight;
• Successful performance requires specific vision abilities that include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The job requires the ability to travel.
• The work environment is that typical of an office and retail store. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.

Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Your Right to Work – In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Northgate Markets will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Ban the Box Law).