MEAT/MEAT CUTTER

Smith's Food and Drug; Pahrump (NV); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith's Food and Drug is seeking team members for the Meat department to perform product preparation, stock work, and customer service while upholding our core values of respect and safety.

Responsibilities include cutting, packaging, labeling, and maintaining cleanliness and safety across department areas; plus delivering friendly, prompt service to customers and associates alike.

Qualifications

• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to read shelf tags, signs, and product labels.
• Must work with cleaning solutions, use sharp tools, and operate equipment safely.
• Team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain a respectful and professional demeanor with associates and customers.
• Adhere to company policies, including harassment/discrimination policies.

Responsibilities

• Cut, grind, slice, prepare, process, trim, tenderize, seal, package, wrap, and price meat items according to policy.
• Keep temperature logs updated and maintained.
• Stock and display meat items safely and in accordance with standards.
• Rotate products and check quality to ensure freshness.
• Keep areas, coolers, and backrooms clean and organized.
• Unloading trucks, sorting orders, and placing items in proper cooler locations.
• Wash and sanitize equipment per safety procedures.
• Provide friendly customer service and respond promptly to inquiries.
• Contribute to sales growth through retail operations and marketing programs.

Skills

Effective communication

Shelf tag reading

Team player

Composure under pressure

Customer relations

Customer communication

Professional demeanor

Policy adherence

Job description

Perform general product preparation, clean-up and stock work in the Meat department and provide customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Minimum

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to read shelf tags, signs, and product labels.
• Must work with various cleaning solutions, safely use sharp tools, and operate certain equipment.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to tactfully and calmly handle stressful situations and make a positive impression on associates and customers.

Desired

• Meat work experience or similar experience in food preparation.
• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling

• Perform tasks such as cutting, grinding, slicing, preparing, processing, trimming, tenderizing, sealing, packaging, wrapping, bagging, pricing, prefabricating, dating, labeling, scaling, merchandising, selling, serving customers, and other functions in accordance with company policies.
• Keep department temperature logs accurately updated and maintained.
• Stock and display meat items safely and in accordance with company standards.
• Check product quality; make sure it is rotated properly and fresh.
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, coolers clean and well organized.
• Keep carts, tools, and supplies in their designated areas and well organized.
• Keep floors, clean, safe, and free from clutter.
• Provide good customer and associate relations.
• Communicate effectively with customers and fellow associates.
• Unload trucks, sort orders, and place in proper cooler location.
• Wash and sanitize equipment in accordance with company and health department policies and procedures.
• Make a friendly impression on customers.
• Wait on customers and counter promptly and cheerfully; greet customers and provide them with good quality foods.
• Increase store sales and profits in conjunction with retail operations and marketing programs.
• Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures, particularly in the area of maintenance of a work environment free of unlawful harassment or discrimination.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.