MEAT/WRAPPER

Fred Meyer, Inc.; Spokane Valley (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer, Inc. in Spokane Valley, WA, seeks a Meat Department associate to prepare and display meat items, assist customers, and uphold company standards.

You will read labels, operate meat-processing tools, work weekends, and maintain safety and sanitation. Join a team that values respect, integrity, and safety while delivering great service.

Qualifications

• Must read shelf tags, signs, and product labels.
• Must work safely with cleaning solutions.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willing to help all department members.
• Able to handle stressful situations calmly.
• Adhere to dress code, grooming, and safety policies.
• Follow company policies and procedures.
• Perform any assigned duties.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and display meat items for sale.
• Wait on customers and provide customer services.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors and core company values.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas and display cases.
• Unload trucks, sort and prepare merchandise for sale.
• Ensure inventory levels and freshness of products.
• Assist customers in locating products.

Skills

Written and oral communication

Team player

Customer service

Read shelf tags/labels

Stress management

Safety awareness

Weekend availability

Tools

Slicer

Grinder

Automatic wrapper

Power saw

Jack

Job description

Prepare and display meat items for sale in accordance with company standards and policies. Wait on customers and provide customer services. Demonstrate the company's leadership behaviors and the core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Minimum

• Willing and available to work weekends and holidays as needed
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Able to read shelf tags, signs, and product labels, etc.
• Qualified and able to operate power and various job tools (automatic wrapper, slicer, grinder, power saw, and jack, etc.)
• Must work safely with various chemically based cleaning solutions.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment and willingness to help all members of the department
• 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, OSHA compliance, food handling, etc.
• Prepare and display merchandise in a neat, efficient, orderly manner.
• Check product quality; make sure it is always fresh, safe, and merchandise is properly rotated.
• 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.
• Work display cases to insure proper inventory levels and freshness. Unload trucks, sort, and prepare merchandise for sale.
• Provide good customer and associate relations.
• Wash and sanitize equipment in accordance with company and Health Dept. policies and procedures.
• Make clean, neat, and friendly impression on customers.
• Able to communicate with customers and fellow associates.
• Wait on customers and counter promptly and cheerfully. Greet customers and assist them in finding products.
• Follow all current rules and duties of the Meat, Company, and State and Federal laws, as made known.
• Must keep work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition. Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions.
• Adhere to company policies & procedures, particularly in the areas of dress code, grooming, food safety, sanitation, and maintenance of a work environment free of unlawful harassment or discrimination.
• Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Perform any and all duties as assigned.