Meat Wrapper

Sobeys; Victoria; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian grocery store in Victoria seeks a full-time Meat Wrapper who will deliver exceptional customer service while managing meat and poultry products according to company standards. The ideal candidate should be capable of lifting heavy weights, maintaining a clean work environment, and demonstrating dependability and teamwork. Competitive pay rate ranges from $17.85 to $21.30, with various employee benefits including health insurance and discounts. Candidates must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

10% in-store discount

Access to Virtual Health Care

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.
• May be required to lift up to 50lbs and stand for long periods of time.
• Exposure to varying temperatures and sanitation chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer service and foster customer loyalty.
• Accurately wrap and package meat and poultry products.
• Maintain cleanliness of the work area and handle products per standards.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal Skills

Dependability

Adaptability/Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

Requisition ID: 193820
Career Group: Store Careers
Job Category: Retail - Meat
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Rate: $17.85-$21.30

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: British Columbia
City: Victoria
Location: 9451 Quadra Thrifty
Postal Code: V8X 1J8

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

The Meat Wrapper is responsible for carrying out the full range of duties of the position in a professional, accurate and timely fashion. The Meat Wrapper 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:

• Adherence to all Food Safety Protocols, Standard Operating Procedures, corporate policies and Health and Safety, and other programs and initiatives
• Provide customer service to meet customer needs
• Accurately wraps, packages, prices, labels, and dates all meat and poultry products in a financially responsible manner
• Keep work area clean and presentable at all times
• Handle, organize, and rotate products in accordance with company standards
• Accurately records information in all appropriate logs
• Perform program execution and merchandising product, following company presentation standards
• Handle and prepare deli products in accordance with company quality standards and food safety protocols
• Increase store sales by actively promoting products
• Participate in the training of junior staff
• Order and receive stock in accordance with company inventory control procedures
• Maintain and prepare meat products for service case, if applicable
• Process department shrink
• Other duties as required

What you have to offer:

• Customer service
• Service standards
• Customer offering
• Full knowledge of department operations and skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal Skills
• Job Knowledge
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Dependability
• Productivity
• Teamwork
• Enthused Selling
• May be required to lift up to 50lbs
• Two person lift required for weights exceeding 50lbs
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Physical work including; but not limited to bending, lifting, and reaching
• Exposure to varying temperatures over short periods of time
• Exposure to sanitation and cleaning chemicals
• Flexible hours and overtime

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid Vacation

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

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.

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.

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.