Temporary Meat & Seafood Clerk - Downtown Store

City Market Co-op; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discounts

Free fitness classes

Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Plan

Paid volunteer time

Medical, dental, vision, life, and/or

Job summary

City Market Co-Op is seeking a Meat & Seafood Clerk to stock and maintain the department while providing exceptional customer service. You will handle merchandising, packaging and display, ensuring freshness and safety standards across all City Market locations.

Ideal candidates have at least 6 months of meat/seafood or 1 year in customer service, a high school diploma or GED, and a willingness to learn. Join a community-owned market that values local, organic and conventional offerings.

Qualifications

• Six months of meat or seafood experience OR one year of customer service required OR a demonstrated willingness to learn.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Knowledge of natural and conventional foods helpful.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring meat and seafood products are fresh and attractively merchandised, by effectively cleaning, inspecting, packaging, labeling, and displaying products.
• Packaging fresh meat and seafood according to customers’ needs within safety guidelines and departmental procedures.
• Serving customers at the Meat and Seafood counter, exhibiting sensitivity to customers’ needs.
• Compliance with established City Market procedures and practices regarding operations, sales, safety, and security.
• May be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Food handling

Willingness to learn

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Starting Wage: $18.39/hour

Department: Meat & Seafood

Reports To: Meat & Seafood Management

Location: All City Market Locations

Union Position UE Local 203: Non-exempt, Grade 3

Summary

City Market Co-Op is seeking a Meat & Seafood Clerk to stock and maintain Meat & Seafood Department, while providing exceptional customer service!

This is an amazing opportunity for anyone seeking to grow in the culinary and hospitality industry, in a work culture built on cherishing our customers, vendors, co-workers and community.

Do you have an interest in shaping the future of City Market Co-Op, while providing the critical service of providing a wide variety of local, organic, and conventional products at a fair price?

If you are interested in working for a community-owned business and playing an active role in our vibrant local food system, then we would love to hear from you!

Day-to-Day Duties

• Ensuring meat and seafood products are fresh and attractively merchandised, by effectively cleaning, inspecting, packaging, labeling, and displaying produce.
• Packaging fresh meat & seafood according to customers’ needs within safety guidelines and departmental procedures.
• Serving customers at the Meat and Seafood counter, exhibiting sensitivity to customers’ needs.
• Compliance with established City Market procedures and practices regarding operations, sales, safety, and security.
• May be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Six months of meat or seafood experience OR one year of customer service experience required OR a demonstrated willingness to learn.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Knowledge of natural and conventional foods and the food industry helpful.

Benefits

• Store discounts;
• free fitness classes, award-winning Wellness Program;
• Employee Assistance Plan;
• paid volunteer time;
• affordable & comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurances;
• paid time off;
• 401k with 6% match;
• spending accounts & more!