Meat Associate

Dierbergs Markets, Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly paychecks

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Pay increases

Job summary

Dierbergs Markets Meat Associates are part of a team that stocks, prepares, and assists customers with quality meat products in a fast-paced environment. You will learn about meat products, demonstrate expertise, and promote items through suggestive selling while maintaining a clean, safe workspace.

The role involves operating and cleaning equipment, rotating stock by date, weighing and labeling merchandise, and handling customer orders.

Qualifications

• At least 16 years of age
• Follow safety and food-handling guidelines and keep your work area safe and clean
• Read and locate basic information from food specifications books, follow recipes, charts, invoices, and temperature gauges
• Basic computer and math skills (including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, conversions, and percentages)
• Flexibility to work a varied schedule that includes weekends and holidays
• Prompt and regular attendance based on your schedule
• Adherence to our dress code, appearance and personal hygiene standards
• A Hepatitis A vaccination (MO only)
• May be cross-trained in other departments

Responsibilities

• Stock, food handling, clean and help customers
• Represent our quality products with expertise and enthusiasm
• Learn about meat products and communicate your knowledge to customers
• Promote our products via suggestive selling techniques
• Use and clean equipment such as grinder, cubing machine, patty machine, wrapper, scale, slicers, knives, etc. (must be 18+ to use and clean some equipment) (cannot use band saw)
• Make sure meat cases are well-stocked and look showroom-worthy
• Process customer orders accurately by clarifying and checking for understanding
• Weigh, wrap, and label merchandise
• Examine, stock, and rotate meats according to sell by date
• Break down loads and transfer to carts
• Cut, trim, and weigh meats for production and customer requests
• Work in varied temperature-controlled environments (refrigerator and freezer)
• Keep work area sanitary by using company approved cleaners and equipment
• Starting rate of pay: $15.25/hr

Skills

Math skills

Food safety

Customer service

Teamwork

Tools

Equipment use

Job description

Meat Associates Part & Full-Time Opportunities Dierbergs Markets

Meat Associates works as part of a team to provide quality products. They are task-driven and thrive in a collaborative environment where they can be customer-focused with a variety of responsibilities:

• Stock, food handling, clean and help customers
• Represent our quality products with expertise and enthusiasm
• Learn about meat products and communicate your knowledge to customers
• Promote our products via suggestive selling techniques
• Use and clean equipment such as grinder, cubing machine, patty machine, wrapper, scale, slicers, knives, etc. (must be 18+ to use and clean some equipment) (cannot use band saw)
• Make sure meat cases are well-stocked and look showroom-worthy
• Process customer orders accurately by clarifying and checking for understanding
• Weigh, wrap, and label merchandise
• Examine, stock, and rotate meats according to sell by date
• Break down loads and transfer to carts
• Cut, trim, and weigh meats for production and customer requests
• Work in varied temperature-controlled environments (refrigerator and freezer)
• Keep work area sanitary by using company approved cleaners and equipment

Essentials

• At least 16 years of age
• Ability to follow safety and food-handling guidelines and keep your work area safe and clean
• Read and locate basic information from food specifications books, follow recipes, charts, invoices, and temperature gauges
• Basic computer and math skills (including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, conversions, and percentages)
• Flexibility to work a varied schedule that includes weekends and holidays
• Prompt and regular attendance based on your schedule
• Adherence to our dress code, appearance and personal hygiene standards
• A Hepatitis A vaccination (MO only)
• May be cross-trained in other departments

Physical Requirements

• Lifting & Carrying - Up to 90 lbs occasionally & 40 lbs frequently
• Pushing & Pulling- Up to 50 lbs of force occasionally
• Occasional - Sit, kneel, stoop, squat, climb, overhead reach & power grip
• Frequent - Stand, walk, head turn, side reach, grasp, pinch, finger manipulation & feel
• Constant - Handling & forward reach

What's in it for you?

• Weekly paychecks - yes, we are going to pay you every single week!
• Medical insurance, 401(k), pension plan, and paid time off - even for part-time Associates
• Automatic, scheduled pay increases to reward your awesome performance
• Work/life balance and flexible scheduling
• Training and growth potential to help you reach your career goals with us
• Wellness initiatives, Associate appreciation and volunteer opportunities to keep you engaged and involved

Foundational

• Be Connected
• Be Curious
• Be Courageous
• Be Caring
• Be People Centric
• Be a Contributor
• Be a Cultivator
• and in all you do,Be YOU!

This job description is representative only and is not all inclusive of the responsibilities that the Associate may be required to perform.

Starting rate of pay: $15.25/hr