Meat Wrapper (High River)

Calgary Co-op; High River; On-site; CAD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health benefits

Paid vacations

5% employee discount

Recognition program

Employee & family assistance plan

Training and development programs

Job summary

Calgary Co-op is seeking a Meat Department team member in Canada to provide exceptional customer service, assist with meat wrapping, stocking, displays, and price integrity. You will handle merchandise, ensure quality, and maintain a clean, safe department following OH&S and Food Safety policies.

Responsibilities include receiving shipments, inventory, ordering merchandise, and assisting customers with ground products when needed.

Qualifications

• Grade 9 or acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Related retail experience, including the provision of customer service.
• Must be fluent in English (CLBA – Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment score of 5 or higher).

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service and maintains positive customer relations through proper handling of customer questions, comments, requests, and complaints. Works efficiently and friendly within a diverse team environment.
• Plans and performs all aspects of meat wrapping functions including stocking, displays, and facing. Ensures display presentation and stock levels are maintained.
• Handles merchandise ensuring quality, minimizing damages and markdowns, provides substitutions, and ensures price integrity.
• Performs general cleanup duties such as cleaning spills, display fixtures, hosing and sanitizing the department, and keeping the sales floor and back stock area clean of cardboard and debris, as well as disposal of garbage.
• Performs duties following established Occupational Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Environmental regulations and policies to ensure the health and safety of all staff and customers.
• Ensures the proper care, use, and maintenance of equipment and tools. Reports repair requirements to the Meat Supervisor, Meat, or Duty Manager.
• Responsible for ordering merchandise and supplies.
• Responsible for receiving, including reviewing and verifying invoices, returns, transfers, claims and proper storage of products.
• Assists in organizing and conducting inventory.
• While assisting a customer, provided training has been completed, can use a knife and operate meat grinders to provide any ground product to a customer if a meat cutter is unavailable.

Skills

Customer service

English fluency

Education

Grade 9 or acceptable combination of education and experience

Job description

Job Description

Embrace a culture that reflects pride and ownership in work. Our Co-operative demonstrates mutual respect for the team and members, cares for the community, and creates strong collaborative teams for our employees.

Responsibilities

• Provides customer service and maintains positive customer relations through proper handling of customer questions, comments, requests, and complaints. Works efficiently and friendly within a diverse team environment.
• Plans and performs all aspects of meat wrapping functions including stocking, displays, and facing. Ensures display presentation and stock levels are maintained.
• Handles merchandise ensuring quality, minimizing damages and markdowns, provides substitutions, and ensures price integrity.
• Performs general cleanup duties such as cleaning spills, display fixtures, hosing and sanitizing the department, and keeping the sales floor and back stock area clean of cardboard and debris, as well as disposal of garbage.
• Performs duties following established Occupational Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Environmental regulations and policies to ensure the health and safety of all staff and customers.
• Ensures the proper care, use, and maintenance of equipment and tools. Reports repair requirements to the Meat Supervisor, Meat, or Duty Manager.
• Responsible for ordering merchandise and supplies.
• Responsible for receiving, including reviewing and verifying invoices, returns, transfers, claims and proper storage of products.
• Assists in organizing and conducting inventory.
• While assisting a customer, provided training has been completed, can use a knife and operate meat grinders to provide any ground product to a customer if a meat cutter is unavailable.

Required Qualifications

• Grade 9 or acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Related retail experience, including the provision of customer service.
• Must be fluent in English (CLBA – Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment score of 5 or higher).

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous meat wrapping or related retail meat experience.
• Knowledge of ordering and receiving procedures.
• Successful completion of Foodwise #14 within one year.

Benefits & Perks

Calgary Co-op offers competitive wages, extended health benefits for full‑time and part‑time employees, paid vacations, a 5% employee discount (cashback) on all purchases, a recognition program, social committee events, an employee & family assistance plan, and numerous training and development programs.