Meat & Seafood - Clerk Meat

Sobeys; Beamsville; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sobeys is hiring for a Meat and Seafood Teammate to deliver exceptional customer service, ensure product quality, and support department operations in a fast-paced environment. The role focuses on meat merchandising, safety, and customer engagement in our stores.

The position requires independence, strong communication, and physical stamina, including lifting up to 70lbs. Sobeys supports a hybrid work model with in-office presence required at least three days per week.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Above average communication skills (oral and written).
• May be required to lift up to 70lbs, stand for long periods, and perform physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Organize and clean the department during evening shifts (4pm–10pm).
• Adhere to Food Safety Protocols and SOPs, Health and Safety, policies, and programs.
• Order, receive, prep, and merchandise meat products per inventory procedures.
• Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs and foster loyalty.
• Promote featured products to increase store sales.
• Perform back shop and retail floor maintenance, keeping areas clean and presentable.
• Prep customer meat orders as required and manage shrink.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Independence

Job description

What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised/affiliate store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise stores operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

The Meat and Seafood Teammate is responsible for carrying out the full range of duties of the position in a professional, responsible, accurate and timely fashion. The Clerk will deliver exceptional customer service, foster customer loyalty, fulfill customer needs, and actively contribute to an environment of employee and customer engagement.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

• Organization and Cleanliness of the department will be your primary responsibility in these evening shifts often ranging from 4pm to 10pm
• Adhere to all Food Safety Protocols, Standard Operating Procedures, Health and Safety, corporate policies, and other programs and initiatives
• Order, receive, prep, and merchandise meat product in accordance with company inventory control procedures, as required
• Provide superior customer service to meet customer needs
• Increase store sales by actively promoting featured products
• Perform back shop and retail floor maintenance, keeping work area clean and presentable as per Company requirements
• Prep Customer Meat orders, as required
• Process department shrink, as required
• Participate in the training of junior staff
• Other duties as required

What you have to offer:

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Above average communication skills (oral and written)
• May be required to lift up to 70lbs, stand for long periods of time, and complete physical work including but not limited to bending, lifting, and reaching

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

Our affiliate and franchise stores offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role, location and store ownership. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.