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Butcher - Full Time- Whole Foods Market

Job Responsibilities

  • Cuts, platters, and merchandises products (beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry).

  • Prepares specialty meat merchandise (i.e. sausage, oven ready products, and cured meats).

  • Checks product to make sure it meets WFM quality standards.

  • Maintains sampling program.

  • Monitors and assists in preventing spoilage.

  • Mentors and supports assigned Meat Cutter Trainee(s).

  • Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.

  • Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.

  • Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.

  • Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.

  • Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.

  • Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.

  • Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.

  • Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.


Job Skills

  • Working understanding of Meat team processes and procedures.

  • Excellent cutting skills with the ability to bread product down into sub-primal and retail cuts.

  • Extensive knowledge of different cuts and cooking techniques of meat and seafood.

  • Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness.

  • Capable of accessing information about market conditions and communicating this information to customers.

  • Strong to excellent communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team.

  • Ability to deliver information in a clear and respectable manner to fellow Team Members, customers, and vendors.

  • Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, and Team Members.

  • Ability to follow directions and procedures; effective time management and organization skills.

  • Passion for natural foods and the mission of Whole Foods Market.

  • Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.

  • Understanding of and compliance with WFM quality goals.


Experience

  • 14+ months retail experience.


  • Successfully completed WFM Butcher Apprentice Program, or an equivalent training program.*

    • UK Exceptions may apply


Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

  • In an 8-hour work day: standing/walking 6-8 hours.

  • Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling.

  • Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching.

  • Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals.

  • Exposure to temperatures: <32 degrees Fahrenheit (freezing), 32-40 degrees Fahrenheit (refrigerators), >90 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • Ability to work in a wet and cold environment.

  • Ability to handle knives and other cutting equipment.

  • Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

  • Ability to use tools and equipment, including box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery.


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Lake Tahoe Community College

Career Services

1 College Drive

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

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530-541-4660 x.668

nabergner@ltcc.edu

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