Why choose us?
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join us for an exciting opportunity at Albertsons Companies, where innovation and customer service go hand-in-hand! At Albertsons Companies, we are looking for someone who isn't just seeking a job, but someone who wants to make an impact. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead, innovate, and contribute to the growth of a company that values great service and lasting customer relationships. This position offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that's constantly evolving.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast, friendly, and courteous customer service.
- Assists customers with product selections, special orders, preparation suggestions, and questions regarding meat and seafood products.
- Engages in suggestive selling and promotes products through direct customer interaction.
- Oversees the daily operation of the Butcher Block area and helps ensure department standards for service, quality, cleanliness, and presentation are consistently maintained.
- Provides direction and support to Butcher Block employees and assists with training associates on department procedures and customer service expectations.
- Monitors employee productivity and assists with assigning daily duties to ensure adequate coverage and efficient operations.
- Prepares, weighs, wraps, prices, labels, trays, and displays meat, poultry, seafood, and other Butcher Block products.
- Fills customer orders accurately and ensures products are prepared according to established specifications and quality standards.
- Builds and maintains attractive meat and seafood displays and ensures cases remain clean, organized, properly stocked, and visually appealing.
- Rotates products and removes outdated, damaged, or spoiled merchandise.
- Ensures proper code dating, labeling, packaging, weighing, and product rotation procedures are followed.
- Monitors product temperatures throughout preparation, display, and storage and follows established food safety requirements.
- Maintains the cleanliness and sanitation of the Butcher Block, display cases, preparation areas, coolers, equipment, utensils, and surrounding work areas.
- Assists with controlling inventory to maintain adequate product quantity, quality, and freshness.
- Stocks and rotates products and helps maintain an organized meat cooler and storage areas.
- Helps control shrink, waste, and department costs through proper product handling, preparation, storage, and rotation.
- Assists with receiving merchandise, checking product quality, identifying shortages, and properly storing incoming products.
- Assists with promotional and seasonal displays and ensures advertised products are properly displayed and available for customers.
- Understands and follows opening and closing procedures for the Butcher Block area.
- Ensures associates follow applicable sanitation, safety, food handling, and company policies and procedures.
- Safely operates department equipment and tools, including scales, wrapping equipment, knives, safety cutters, pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other equipment required for the position.
- Performs all duties with honesty and integrity and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned to support the Meat Department and overall store operations.
Skills and Qualifications
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of meat and seafood products, product handling, preparation, and merchandising.
- Ability to provide direction, training, and support to department employees.
- Ability to maintain department standards for product quality, freshness, sanitation, and presentation.
- Basic math, weighing, pricing, and inventory skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to safely operate equipment and tools used within the Meat and Butcher Block departments.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Frequent bending, reaching, twisting, stooping, and repetitive hand and arm movements.
- Ability to regularly lift, carry, push, and pull merchandise, supplies, and equipment as required.
- Ability to work in refrigerated and freezer environments and around varying temperatures.
- Ability to safely handle knives, wrapping equipment, scales, and other department tools.
- Must be able to perform the physical functions necessary for stocking, preparing, displaying, and handling meat and seafood products.
We Also Provide a Variety Of Benefits Including
- Competitive wages paid weekly
- Access to up to 50% of your earned wages before payday, via our partnership with Stream
- Associate discounts
- Health and financial well-being benefits for eligible associates (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
- Time off (vacation, holidays, sick pay). For eligibility requirements please visit myACI Benefits
- Leaders invested in your training, career growth and development
- An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve
Our Values – ACI Values