Fresh Meat Assistant

Centra; Tullamore; On-site; EUR 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Centra in Tullamore is seeking a Fresh Meat Assistant to help run the Meat Department, ensuring quality products and excellent customer service.

The role focuses on maintaining high standards, stock rotation, merchandising, and supporting a busy team in a fast-paced environment; training is provided, and no prior experience is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Numerical skill.
• Customer focused.
• A passion for food and the ability to inspire shoppers.
• The ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment, ability to multi-task under pressure.
• No previous experience necessary as training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Actively live Centra brand-values i.e. Proud, Energetic, Imaginative and Community-Based.
• Maintain retail cuts at a high standard in accordance with customer needs.
• Drive sales through ensuring SOPs and store standards are met on a daily basis.
• Merchandise and present department to the highest standard.
• Implement planograms correctly.
• Control stock rotation so that quality and freshness of goods is of the highest standard;
• Manage waste and shrink in the department.
• Ensure continuous improvement in the Meat Department by remaining up to date with new products and initiatives.
• Enhance product knowledge by gaining information from a range of sources and share ideas, suggestions and builds.
• Engage with new initiatives and embrace new ways of working.

Skills

Excellent communication

Numerical skills

Customer focus

Passion for food

Team player under pressure

No experience required

Job description

Main purpose of the role:

Ensure the Meat Department operates efficiently and effectively at all times and provide our customers with excellent quality and products and services.

Job Ref

54796

Job Title

Fresh Meat Assistant

Location

Tullamore

Salary

On Application

Closing Date For Applications

28-10-2026

Job Description

Main purpose of the role:

Ensure the Meat Department operates efficiently and effectively at all times and provide our customers with excellent quality and products and services.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have/be

• Excellent communication skills
• Numerical skill
• Customer focused
• A passion for food and the ability to inspire shoppers
• The ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment, ability to multi-task under pressure
• No previous experience necessary as training will be provided

Main duties:

• Actively live Centra brand-values i.e. Proud, Energetic, Imaginative and Community-Based
• Maintain retail cuts at a high standard in accordance with customer needs
• Drive sales through ensuring SOPs and store standards are met on a daily basis
• Merchandise and present department to the highest standard
• Implement planograms correctly
• Control stock rotation so that quality and freshness of goods is of the highest standard;
• Manage waste and shrink in the department
• Ensure continuous improvement in the Meat Department by remaining up to date with new products and initiatives
• Enhance product knowledge by gaining information from a range of sources and share ideas, suggestions and builds
• Engage with new initiatives and embrace new ways of working