Meat Associate

Dierbergs Markets, Inc.; Lake Saint Louis (MO); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly paychecks

Medical insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Pay raises

Work-life balance

Training and growth

Wellness initiatives

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Dierbergs Markets, Inc. is seeking Meat Associates to join our Meat Department team. You will stock, handle meat products, assist customers, and promote items with enthusiasm while maintaining cleanliness and safety standards.

You will operate and clean equipment, weigh and label merchandise, and ensure cases are stocked and appealing. Flexibility for weekends/holidays and adherence to dress code are required.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Basic math skills

Tools

Grinder

Cubing machine

Patty machine

Wrapper

Scale

Slicer

Knives

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

Embody and BE the following: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.