Fresh Department Clerk - Store #30 Part-Time

Northgate Market; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a forward-thinking grocery store as a Fresh Department Clerk. This part-time role offers a unique opportunity to engage with customers while handling various meat products. You'll be responsible for ensuring quality and compliance with health regulations, all while maintaining excellent customer service. With flexible scheduling and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for those looking to grow within the grocery industry. Enjoy a 20% discount on purchases and be part of a family-oriented company that values its employees. If you have a passion for food and customer interaction, this is the job for you!

Benefits

Flexible Schedules

20% Employee Discount

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively and provide excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of various cuts and types of meat products.

Responsibilities

• Package, weigh, and price all products processed in the department.
• Greet customers and provide prompt service.

Skills

Customer Service

Meat Knowledge

Communication Skills

Safety Compliance

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Meat Cutting Equipment

Job description

Fresh Department Clerk - Store #30 Part-Time

Job Category: Meat Department

Requisition Number: EVERG023121

Posted: December 11, 2024

Part-Time

Hourly Range: $17.25 USD to $21 USD

Rate: $17.25 USD per hour

Location

Store #30
1346 S Mission Rd
Fallbrook, CA 92028, USA

We are always looking for great people to join as a member of the Northgate Family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and a 20% discount for you and one other family member in your household for most purchases made at Northgate. To learn more, please visit www.northgatemarket.com.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Operational

• Observe all store rules and company policies.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations; adhere to all state, county and local weights and measure laws.
• Package, weigh and price all products processed in the department; follow approved procedures for weighing, wrapping, price marking and restocking cases to ensure quality protection, accuracy and product rotation.
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods.
• Keep perishable merchandise rotated in accordance with department policy and product code dates and pull all out-of-code merchandise; following FIFO Rules (first in first out).
• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned.

Leadership

• Greet all customers and maintain good customer relations by providing them with prompt and courteous service and assistance.
• Wait on customers including slicing, cutting, weighing, packaging and labeling merchandise.

Safety

• Use and maintain equipment in good working order; immediately advise store director or the key person in charge of any maintenance or equipment problems.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures; read all Safety Committee bulletins.

REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform all of the duties described in the preceding in an efficient and competent manner. The requirements and conditions listed below are representative of the minimum levels of knowledge, skill, experience, and/or ability required:

Skills Required

• Ability to hear, speak and understand the spoken word in English in order to respond promptly to pages for assistance, to accommodate verbal requests from customers for information or assistance, to answer telephones, and to be able to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to read, write, analyze, interpret and understand the English language with sufficient proficiency in order to read and understand instructions for operating electronic equipment and tools; company handbooks, policies and procedures; and other written job related documents.
• Be fully knowledgeable and thoroughly familiar with all of the various cuts and types of meat products sold in the department including recommended uses or cooking methods and store/department procedures, policies and operations.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and use the hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Successful performance requires vision abilities that include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Be able to lift up to 70 pounds carrying cartons of poultry, cases of meat products, deli merchandise, etc.; be able to climb a ladder to retrieve items stored in overhead racks such as trays and wrapping material; be able to sweep and mop floors and lift and carry out trash containers to be emptied in an outside bin.
• Have sufficient physical mobility or agility to be able to respond quickly to fire or other emergencies and sufficient dexterity to disassemble, clean and adjust meat department equipment or to clear label jams, etc.
• Be able to work in an environment that has fresh fruits, vegetables, and latex gloves without negative allergic consequences that adversely affect performance.
• The work environment includes continuous duties in refrigerated cutting rooms and storage areas (relatively high humidity) with occasional duties in frozen food storage boxes maintained at temperatures as low as 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) below zero.
• The work environment includes working on surfaces that can be wet and slippery.
• Typically, the noise level in the work environment is moderate; however, on occasion, it can be extremely noisy when the employee must enter the compressor/machine room to check on refrigeration equipment or when working with power tools and equipment.

Education/Experience

• High School education preferred but not required.
• Successful completion of an apprenticeship/training program or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations

• (None Required)

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform.

Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Your Right to Work– In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

Northgate Markets will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Ban the Box Law).