Our client in the fine foods and grocery industry is looking for a permanent, full-time, Meat Cutter to join their team located in downtown Halifax, NS. The successful candidate will have excellent customer service skills, great food safety practices, and a high attention to detail that will align well with the company's standards.

Job Title: Meat Cutter
Location: Halifax, NS
Pay Range: $15.70/hour during probation, $17.50/hour after 3 months

What's the Job?

• Product Knowledge: Be thoroughly familiar with all meat and seafood products, including differences in price, taste, preparation, and use.
• Quality Control: Ensure the highest quality of products through proper receiving processes, monitoring shelf-life, trimming, maintaining temperature records, and rotating stock.
• Packaging and Labeling: Follow packaging and labeling standards and guidelines.
• Inventory Management: Assist in controlling inventory levels, minimizing over/under stocks, maximizing sales, and ensuring product quality.
• Customer Service: Greet customers, provide prompt and courteous service, and handle complaints efficiently.
• Cleanliness and Safety: Maintain cleanliness and organization in the department, sanitize tools and equipment, and follow waste disposal procedures.
• Team Collaboration: Contribute to high-quality communication within the Meat and Seafood team and ensure accuracy and completeness of duties.
• Display Management: Build and maintain product displays for maximum sales and profits, including tie-in merchandise and proper signage.
• Shrinkage Control: Take action to control shrinkage and pilferage losses, and participate in monthly inventory counts.
• Cross-Department Cooperation: Gain an understanding of other departments to ensure superior customer service, cross-merchandising, and overall store image.

What's Needed?

• A keen attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks.
• Strong communication skills are essential, both verbal and written, to effectively interact with customers and team members.
• Proven customer service experience is required, demonstrating the ability to handle challenging situations with ease.
• Confidence in decision-making and problem-solving is crucial.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Adaptability is key, as you need to adjust to changing environments and tasks seamlessly.
• Familiarity with meat and seafood varieties, including storage and preparation methods, is necessary for maintaining product quality.
• Able to work a varied schedule of 8 hour shifts that correspond with business hours, 8 AM to 8 PM, 7 days a week.

What's in it for me?

• $15.70 per hour starting wage, with increase to $17.50 per hour after probation.
• Unionized role.
• Employee discount on groceries.
• Medical, paramedical and dental benefits.
• Career growth and advancement opportunities.

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