Meat Associate

At SpartanNash, we deliver "what our guests want, when they want it – fast and friendly." We take pride in service excellence and enjoy providing a great customer experience. There are many retail employers, but not all offer a place where you can learn, grow and thrive. That’s why SpartanNash is a cut above the rest.

Position Summary
To maintain and operate the Meat Department in an efficient manner within company policy; to ensure that the shift contributes to the best financial interest of the store. Complete all other duties as assigned in a timely manner.


Minimum Requirements
    Degrees
    High School Diploma (Preferred) 
    Job Experience
    One (1) year prior retail or other related experience preferred
    Supervisory Experience
    NONE

Responsibilities and Essential Duties
Follow established recipes to grind and tray meats and make sausage and other products
Price, date, wrap and/or bag meat products per established guidelines using department scales
Handle spoiled/damaged products per established guidelines
Properly fill, rotate and merchandise shelves, cases and displays; rotate fill meat, fresh meat, frozen meat and lunch meat cases.
Notify the Meat Manager if products and supplies need to be ordered
Receives, unloads, and stocks merchandise
Have familiarity with all products carried in the department; know differences in price, taste, preparation, use etc.
Practice suggestive selling tecnhiques with customers
Maintain a clean, attractive and well stocked department
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work being performed as assigned for this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements; additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Knowledge, Skills Abilities
Ability to read, write, comprehend, and interpret documents
Basic mathematical skills
Suggestive Selling/Knowledge of Products
Detail Oriented

Physical Requirement
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May be required to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 50 pounds occasionally. The associate is required to stand and walk for extended periods of time and may bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently. May be required to travel. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to a typical retail store environment (varied temperatures) and is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee will be exposed to refrigerated/freezer coolers on a frequent basis. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Equipment
Meat Cutting Equipment (i.e., slicers, grinders, tenderizers, etc.)
General Retail Equipment (i.e., cash register, telephone, copy/facsimile machine, computer, etc.)
Other Retail Equipment (e.g., pallet jacks, cardboard baler, sanitation and cleaning supplies, etc.)

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