MEAT​/LEAD CLERK

Job Description

Create outstanding customer experiences through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean, and fresh environment that encourages customers to return. Help achieve sales and profit goals for the department and monitor quality standards. Direct and supervise all functions in the Meat Department when the manager is absent, and support day‑to‑day operations. Embrace a Customer 1st strategy and ensure excellent customer service.

Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

• Adhere to all local, state, and federal laws, safety and food safety regulations, and company guidelines.
• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Communicate company, department, and job‑specific information to associates.
• Empower associates to meet or exceed targets through collaboration and teamwork.
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation.
• Help train and develop associates on job performance including inventory, stocking, CAO, and participate in their performance appraisal process.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store and by making suggestions.
• Demonstrate “Journeyman” meat cutter skills and cut to customer requests using proper cutting equipment.
• Inform customers of meat specials and offer product samples.
• Provide customers with fresh/frozen products that they have ordered in the correct portion size to prevent shrink.
• Utilize the cutting tool to manage production and minimize shrink.
• Stay current on ads and inform and educate department associates on current, upcoming, and special in‑store promotions.
• Help maintain the merchandising plan and standards.
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions; note any discrepancies in inventory.
• Ensure proper price integrity on shelf tags and promotional signs.
• Comply with all country of origin labeling.
• Assist when needed in the inventory process.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained, and temperature logs are kept.
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying the store manager of items that need repair.
• Report all safety risks, issues, customer or employee accidents, and illegal activity.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Management experience preferred.
• Meat experience.

• 18 years of age.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Current food handlers permit once employed.
• Possess adequate knife handling skills and speed.

Based in Illinois, Mariano’s merged with The Kroger Company in 2015. Today, we’re proudly serving Mariano’s customers in over 40 stores throughout the Chicago Metro area. We take pride in bringing diverse teams together with a passion for food and people, united by one common purpose: to feed the human spirit. Here, people matter. We strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life.

Whether you’re seeking a part‑time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you.

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible scheduling in full‑ and part‑time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through the Employee Assistance Program and financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career.
• Vast potential for growth through industry‑leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Retail

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