Meat Wrapper

Save A Lot Grocery; Austintown (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A grocery store chain in Austintown is looking for an entry-level Meat Wrapper to manage meat preparation and customer assistance. The role requires lifting and stocking products, operating various machines, and maintaining cleanliness in a refrigerated environment. Ideal candidates should be able to follow instructions and work in shifts. Full-time employment offers the opportunity to gain experience in a dynamic food service environment, making it an excellent start for those interested in the retail food industry.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift and stack products weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to read labels and written instructions.
• Must have the ability to operate various machines safely and effectively.
• Reach and stock product up to 6 feet high.
• Travel to and from work.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Operate slicers, scales, grinders and labeling machines.
• Perform cleaning and sanitation duties.

Responsibilities

• Unload product from trucks and stage items in storage.
• Weigh, package, and price meat products.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards in the work area.
• Maintain product freshness and rotate product.
• Perform freshness checks and log spoilage and sales.
• Keep work area clean and sanitary.

Skills

Ability to operate slicers and scales

Customer assistance skills

Reading and writing skills

Mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, etc.)

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Follow instructions

Tools

Slicers

Scales

Labeling machines

Hydraulic baler

Job description

OVERVIEW

A meat wrapper unloads product from trucks, stages meat items in the cooler and freezer, dates, weighs, packages and merchandises product, and stocks product on racks and shelves. They operate stock dollies, grinding machines, slicers, scales, mechanical price marking machines and devices, and use knives and case cutters. They work shifts, normally up to 8 hours a day, read and write, add, subtract, multiply and divide. They lift and stack up to 50 pounds and reach and stock product on shelves and racks up to 6 feet high. In addition, they work in a refrigerated environment in the cutting room, cooler and freezer in temperatures from 0 degrees to 55 degrees. They weigh and wrap meat items such as steaks, ground meat, roasts, lamb, veal and pork. They recondition product, use knives and operate automatic weighing and labeling machines, slicers and grinders. They help customers with order selection, perform suggestive selling, check in vendors, log spoilage and item sales and maintain product freshness. They also stock pre-packaged meat items, rotate product, check code dates for freshness and perform sweeping, mopping, case cleaning and general cleaning functions.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• Work shifts.
• Read and write.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Lift and stack up to 50 pounds.
• Reach and stock product up to 6 feet high.
• Travel to and from work.
• Follow verbal and written instructions.
• Pull or push wheeled vehicles weighing up to 500 pounds.
• Operate slicers, scales, grinders and labeling machines.
• Work a minimum 8-hour shift.
• Provide verbal and physical assistance to customers.
• Prepare, weigh, package and price product.
• Operate hydraulic baler.
• Maintain sales and other written records.
• Perform freshness checks and re-condition product.
• Perform sweeping, cleaning and mopping functions.
• Operate telephones and intercoms.
• Stock and merchandise product.
• Date and rotate product.
• Maintain sanitation standards.
• Bag and remove trash.

EXPERIENCE TYPE OF WORK

None

AGE REQUIRED

18

SENIORITY LEVEL

• Entry level

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

• Full-time

JOB FUNCTION

• Management and Manufacturing

INDUSTRIES

IT Services and IT Consulting