Meat Associate

Meat Associates · Part & Full-Time Opportunities · Dierbergs Markets

Meat Associates works as part of a team to provide quality products. They are task-driven and thrive in a collaborative environment where they can be customer-focused with a variety of responsibilities:

• Stock, food handling, clean and help customers

• Represent our quality products with expertise and enthusiasm

• Learn about meat products and communicate your knowledge to customers

• Promote our products via suggestive selling techniques

• Use and clean equipment such as grinder, cubing machine, patty machine, wrapper, scale, slicers, knives, etc. (must be 18+ to use and clean some equipment) (cannot use band saw)

• Make sure meat cases are well-stocked and look showroom-worthy

• Process customer orders accurately by clarifying and checking for understanding

• Weigh, wrap, and label merchandise

• Examine, stock, and rotate meats according to sell by date

• Break down loads and transfer to carts

• Cut, trim, and weigh meats for production and customer requests

• Work in varied temperature-controlled environments (refrigerator and freezer)

• Keep work area sanitary by using company approved cleaners and equipment

Essentials

• At least 16 years of age

• Ability to follow safety and food-handling guidelines and keep your work area safe and clean

• Read and locate basic information from food specifications books, follow recipes, charts, invoices, and temperature gauges

• Basic computer and math skills (including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, conversions, and percentages)

• Flexibility to work a varied schedule that includes weekends and holidays

• Prompt and regular attendance based on your schedule

• Adherence to our dress code, appearance and personal hygiene standards

• A Hepatitis A vaccination (MO only)

• May be cross-trained in other departments

Physical Requirements

• Lifting & Carrying

• Up to 90 lbs occasionally & 40 lbs frequently

• Pushing & Pulling- Up to 50 lbs of force occasionally

• Occasional

• Sit, kneel, stoop, squat, climb, overhead reach & power grip

• Frequent

• Stand, walk, head turn, side reach, grasp, pinch, finger manipulation & feel

• Constant

• Handling & forward reach

What's in it for you?

• Weekly paychecks - yes, we are going to pay you every single week!

• Medical insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and paid time off - even for part-time Associates

• Automatic, scheduled pay increases to reward your awesome performance

• Work/life balance and flexible scheduling

• Training and growth potential to help you reach your career goals with us

• Discounts at the Starbucks kiosks inside some of our locations

• Wellness initiatives, Associate appreciation and volunteer opportunities to keep you engaged and involved

Foundational

Embody and BE the following: Be Connected, Be Curious, Be Courageous, Be Caring, Be People Centric,  Be a Contributor,  Be a Cultivator, and in all you do, Be YOU!

This job description is representative only and is not all inclusive of the responsibilities that the Associate may be required to perform.