Seafood Lead Clerk

About This Role

This role creates an outstanding customer experience for the Meat/Seafood department by leading daily operations, ensuring a safe and clean environment, and promoting sales while fostering teamwork among associates.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates
• Communicate company, department, and job specific information to associates
• Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company/store goals
• Establish performance goals for department and empower associates to meet or exceed targets
• Develop adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation
• Train and develop associates on performance of their job and participate in the performance appraisal process
• Cut seafood to customers’ requests using proper cutting equipment
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about
• Inform customers of meat/seafood specials
• Prepare foods according to the food temperature logs and follow cooking instructions

Requirements

• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Current food handlers permit once employed
• Adequate knife handling skills and knife speed

Nice to Have

• High school education or equivalent
• Management experience
• Knowledge of cutting, traying, wrapping, and labeling procedures
• Seafood experience
• Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)

Benefits