Meat Department Specialist

California Fresh Market; Solvang (CA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

California Fresh Market in Solvang, CA is seeking a Meat & Seafood department team member to ensure quality, display products attractively, and assist customers with their requests. You will handle receiving, merchandising, customer service, and daily department tasks while maintaining safety, cleanliness, and compliance with health standards.

Expect a busy retail environment with a focus on accurate inventory, proper rotation, and friendly service.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in Meat & Seafood department or equivalent retail experience.
• Organized, consistently follows through on commitments
• Demonstrates the ability to handle multiple demands
• Communications skills – clear directions, good listener
• Problem solving – Anticipating, analyzing, and identifying problems
• Experience serving the public
• Ability to project friendly, outgoing personality
• Understand key business standards related to food, service, and cleanliness
• Continuously interacting with customers and co-workers
• Willingness and ability to learn and grow to meet the changing requirements of the job
• Ability to lift heavy boxes frequently up to 40 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods
• Ability to work in cold, wet conditions
• Prolonged standing, walking, squatting, and/or bending
• Repetitive use - hand to finger motions, handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms
• Must be able to adjust vision to both day and night lighting and be able to focus on distant and close-range projects
• Occasionally high stress when dealing with systems/customers/staff
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and in stressful situations
• Willingness to work weekends
• Regular, predictable attendance
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include a variety of shifts -- afternoons, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Evening/night work may be required

Responsibilities

• Receiving: Check the load against the invoice for proper billing, report overages and shortages, inspect products for quality, rotate stock, and code dates.
• Department Maintenance: Coordinate storage, keep shrinkage logs, keep meat areas clean and meeting health standards, perform temperature checks.
• Merchandising: Plan and maintain attractive displays, ensure replenishment and rotation, maintain in-store signage.
• Customer Service: Assist customers with meat questions, manage special orders, respond to feedback, greet and assist customers promptly.
• Other Responsibilities: Perform tasks assigned by management, maintain logs and safety materials, assist across departments as needed, require basic math and safe handling of products.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organization

Math basics

Teamwork

Stamina

Flexibility

Safety-conscious

Job description

California Fresh Market in Solvang, CA is seeking a Meat & Seafood department team member to ensure quality, display products attractively, and assist customers with their requests. You will handle receiving, merchandising, customer service, and daily department tasks while maintaining safety, cleanliness, and compliance with health standards.

Expect a busy retail environment with a focus on accurate inventory, proper rotation, and friendly service.