Meat Clerk

ZippyApp - Recruitment Marketing; Covington (TN); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

ZippyApp - Recruitment Marketing is seeking a Meat Clerk in Covington, TN to provide excellent customer service in a fast-paced meat department. The role emphasizes freshness, labeling accuracy, and sanitation, while supporting stocking and display maintenance.

You will work with the team to ensure proper product rotation, safe handling of raw meat, and responsive assistance to customers with questions or special requests.

Qualifications

• Provide outstanding customer service in a meat department.
• Promote teamwork and a customer-first environment.
• Advise customers on product choices and special requests.
• Follow food safety and sanitation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist customers promptly with questions and selections.
• Ensure meat products are labeled, weighed, and priced correctly.
• Maintain clean, organized, and well-stocked displays.
• Rotate stock and monitor dates for freshness.
• Assist with light meat cutting and product preparation as directed.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Food safety knowledge

Tools

POS system

Job description

Meat Clerks are responsible for providing outstanding customer service while maintaining a clean, organized, and fully stocked meat department. This position assists with product preparation, stocking, rotation, sanitation, and display maintenance while ensuring quality, freshness, and food safety standards are met.

Requirements/Responsibilities

• Maintain a positive attitude and promote teamwork, flexibility, and a customer-first environment.
• Greet and assist customers promptly with product questions, selections, and special requests.
• Ensure all self-service meat products are properly packaged, labeled, weighed, and priced according to company and regulatory standards.
• Follow all company food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Assist with stocking and rotating meat and processed meat products to ensure freshness and quality.
• Help organize coolers, backstock, and display cases for proper product rotation and storage.
• Assist with light meat cutting and product preparation as directed.
• Assist with receiving, ordering, and stocking processed meats and related products.
• Verify and maintain accurate pricing on all department merchandise.
• Maintain clean, organized, and attractive display cases and work areas.
• Monitor code dates and remove outdated products from displays and storage areas.
• Keep workstations, prep areas, coolers, and surrounding areas neat and clean.
• Sanitize and clean the department a minimum of twice daily.
• Properly dispose of trash, boxes, and product waste.
• Follow company time and attendance policies and report for scheduled shifts on time.
• Ability to work in refrigerated environments and handle raw meat products safely.
• Ability to lift, carry, and move product and equipment as needed.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.