Meat Clerk

Herbology Cannabis Co.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Piazza's Fine Foods is hiring a Meat Clerk to deliver excellent customer service while supporting meat department operations. Responsibilities include weighing, wrapping, pricing, stocking, and merchandising meat, poultry, and seafood to maintain quality and compliance with safety standards.

The role requires strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to work in a refrigerated, fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in grocery, food service, meat department, or customer service is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to safely operate department equipment after training.
• Ability to follow instructions, safety procedures, and food handling standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and respond to inquiries.
• Weigh, wrap, label, and price meat, poultry, seafood, and related products.
• Stock and replenish service cases, display cases, coolers, and sales floors.
• Rotate products to ensure freshness and quality.
• Maintain attractive, organized, and fully stocked displays.
• Assist customers with product selection and special requests.
• Perform basic cutting of steaks or roasts from pre-processed products as trained.
• Operate department equipment (scales, wrapping equipment, slicers, grinders, cube steak machines).
• Receive, unpack, organize, and stock product deliveries.
• Clean and sanitize work areas and equipment.
• Follow food safety, sanitation, health, and safety requirements.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to safety

Knife/equipment handling

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Scales

Wrapping equipment

Slicers

Grinders

Cube steak machine

Job description

Position Summary

The Meat Clerk is responsible for providing excellent customer service while supporting the day-to-day operations of the Meat Department. Responsibilities include stocking, weighing, wrapping, pricing, displaying, and merchandising meat, poultry, seafood, and related products. The Meat Clerk maintains department cleanliness, food safety standards, and product quality while working in accordance with company policies, food safety regulations, and the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service and respond to customer inquiries and requests.
• Weigh, wrap, label, and price meat, poultry, seafood, and related products.
• Stock and replenish service cases, display cases, coolers, and sales floors.
• Rotate products to ensure freshness and quality.
• Maintain attractive, organized, and fully stocked displays.
• Assist customers with product selection and special requests.
• Perform basic cutting of steaks or roasts from pre-processed products consistent with training and job classification.
• Operate approved department equipment, including scales, wrapping equipment, slicers, grinders, and cube steak machines as assigned.
• Receive, unpack, organize, and stock product deliveries.
• Perform routine cleaning and sanitation of work areas, equipment, counters, cases, coolers, and preparation areas.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, health, and workplace safety requirements.
• Properly use personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Maintain compliance with company policies, applicable laws, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Perform other related duties within the scope of the Meat Clerk classification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous grocery, food service, meat department, or customer service experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to safely operate department equipment after training.
• Ability to accurately follow instructions, safety procedures, and food handling standards.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, reach, twist, push, pull, and kneel throughout the workday.
• Ability to work in refrigerated coolers and freezer environments.
• Ability to safely use knives and department equipment following training.

Work Environment

Retail grocery store environment.

• Frequent exposure to refrigerated and freezer temperatures.
• Exposure to cleaning chemicals and sanitation products.
• Weekend, holiday, and evening availability may be required based on business needs and scheduling provisions under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Compensation And Benefits

Wages, scheduling, overtime, benefits, seniority rights, bidding opportunities, grievance procedures, and other terms and conditions of employment are governed by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Piazza's Fine Foods and UFCW Local 5.

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Responsibilities may be modified consistent with business needs, applicable law, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.