SUMMARY The Meat Apprentice works under the Meat Manager learning meat cutting skills and equipment use, while providing genuine customer service. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Learn how to read cutting lists
- Learn how to cut all primal to specific techniques
- Learn how to grind meats
- Learns how to rotate product properly
- Learns how to operate wrapping scale & other machinery in Meat Department
- Learns how to receive and process meat shipments
- Maintains meat cases
- Fills cases/stocks meat
- Assists customers with requests and information
- Cleans and sanitizes equipment, cases work area, and sales floor
- Works within company programs, policies and procedures
- Other duties as assigned
KEY ATTRIBUTES
- Friendly & Sales Minded
- Ability to work in a cold environment
- Knife skills
- Ability to prioritize and multi task in fast paced environment
- Communication Skills
- Self-motivated
- Problem solving skills
- Adaptability
- Desire to move up within department
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- No experience required
- Supermarket experience helpful
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Write simple correspondence.
- Present information and respond to questions from groups of customers or associates
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
- Basic math concepts. (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, )
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
- Food Handler's Certification as required by State Law
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
- Slip resistant shoes with closed toe and heel
- Safety Cutter
- Knives
- Apron
- Uniform per store policy
PHYSICAL DEMAND Regularly (Over 2/3 of the time)
- Stand
- Walk
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
- Reach with hands and arms
- Communicate with associates and customers
- Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Frequently (Between 1/3 to 2/3 of the time)
- Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Stoop
Occasionally (Less than 1/3 of the time)
- Sit
- Climb
- Balance
- Kneel
- Crouch
- Crawl
- Smell
- Lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
Vision
- Close
- Distance
- Ability to adjust focus
- Ability to distinguish colors
WORK ENVIRONMENT Frequently
- Moving mechanical parts
- Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions
- Extreme cold and chemicals while cleaning.
Occasionally
- Fumes or airborne particles
- Toxic or caustic chemicals
- Risk of electrical shock
Noise Level
**Niemann Foods Management retains the discretion to add to or change the position requirements at any time. **Position requirements may vary by store location