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River Valley Co-op Meat and Seafood Team Member in Northampton, Massachusetts
Meat and Seafood Team Member Purpose: To provide prompt, friendly, courteous customer service and to help cut, wrap and display fresh meat and seafood to meet department objectives. Responsibilities I. PRODUCTION Grind meats and produce sausage to maintain adequate supplies of each flavor. Prepare and/or wrap meat, poultry, and seafood value-added products following established recipes and standards for appearance, size, weight and wrap. Cut and/or wrap meat, poultry, and seafood following established guidelines and instructions from the Fresh Meat and Seafood Manager or Lead Cutter. II. CUSTOMER SERVICE Assist customers with product questions, in a prompt, friendly, courteous manner, referring them to other staff when necessary. Offer suggestions for purchases and ways to use products. Offer tastes and samples. Cut and wrap poultry and seafood and wrap meat to order (if authorized for requested cuts). Help customers place special orders. Maintain fully stocked, attractive displays, while maintaining proper storage conditions. Label items accurately with price tags or signs as needed. Report customer suggestions, comments, complaints to Fresh Meat and Seafood Manager. III. DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE Pull short-dated or low-quality items, record and dispose of them following established procedures. Keep coolers, food prep and storage areas in clean, sanitary conditions, meeting health department standards. Sweep and mop the floor as needed and take out the trash. Scrub and rinse blocks, floors, walls, cases following established procedures. Participate in periodic inventory counts. Monitor cooler and freezer temperatures. Advise Fresh Meat and Seafood Manager of equipment repair or replacement needs. Assist with receiving as needed. Check deliveries for damage, quality, and accuracy, notify Fresh Meat and Seafood Manager of discrepancies. Rotate deliveries into storage. Perform other tasks assigned by Fresh Meat and Seafood Manager. Attend department meetings and store-wide meetings. Qualifications Some retail fresh meat/seafood cutting experience preferred. Experience serving the public. Ability to project a friendly, outgoing personality. Ability to handle multiple demands. Ability to lift up to 60 lbs. Manual dexterity with hazardous equipment. Ability to stand for long periods. Ability to work in cold conditions. Regular, predictable attendance.