SEAFOOD/CLERK

Fred Meyer; Covington (WA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer is seeking a Seafood Associate to prepare and display seafood items, assist customers, and uphold company standards for cleanliness and safety. The role emphasizes accurate temperature checks, food handling, and adherence to health regulations.

Candidates should be able to work weekends and holidays and maintain courteous interactions with shoppers. Responsibilities include stocking, display maintenance, label reading, and efficient service.

Qualifications

• Effective written and oral communication skills that engage customers and associates.
• Ability to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins.
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities, present information professionally.
• Possess initiative and follow through to completion.
• Work well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Production, merchandising, and customer service related to sale of merchandise.
• Able to work with cleaning solutions, use sharp tools, operate production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers and provide quality foods promptly and cheerfully.
• Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in interactions.
• Communicate with customers and associates.
• Unload and store merchandise, prepare and display foods per standards and health regulations.
• Perform temperature monitoring and ensure product freshness and safety.
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and organized.
• Maintain signage, product rotation, and space allocation for merchandise.
• Operate cash register according to company procedures (if applicable).
• Adhere to policies and laws; work weekends/holidays as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Reading shelf tags

Teamwork

Multitasking

Food handling

Safety compliance

Job description

Prepare and display Seafood items for sale in an efficient, sanitary and artistic manner and in accordance with company standards and policies. Perform customer service functions and follow all company policies and procedures. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Minimum

• Effective written and oral communication skills that engage our customers and associates
• Ability to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities, present information in a professional manner and work with all levels of the organization.
• Personal initiative and follow through to completion
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Possess abilities and skills for effective production, merchandising, and customer services related to sale of merchandise
• Must be able to work with various cleaning solutions, safely use sharp tools, and carefully operate all production equipment

Desired

• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling
• Experience in grocery retail, customer service, and food preparation

• Wait on customers and counter promptly and cheerfully and provide them with good quality foods
• Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions.
• Communicate with customers and associates
• Unload and store merchandise, prepare and display foods in accordance with company standards, recipes, and policies - in compliance with Food Safety Policies and Procedures and Health Department regulations
• Perform required temperature monitoring
• Monitor product quality; make sure it is always fresh and safe
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and well organized
• Keep carts, tools, equipment and supplies in their designated areas
• Wash and sanitize cookware and utensils in accordance with company and Health Department policies and procedures
• Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and proper space allocation for merchandise
• Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Adhere to company policies and procedures, as well as state and federal laws
• Maintain flexibility to work weekends and holidays as needed
• Operate cash register in accordance with company procedures, as applicable
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation