Meat & Seafood Clerk - Department Second Meat

About Sobeys

Join Sobeys Inc., recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your skills will contribute to a culture of excellence and community involvement. Starting from humble beginnings as a meat delivery service in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Sobeys now includes over 128,000 teammates at corporate and franchise stores across all 10 Canadian provinces. Our family includes retail banners such as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, and Voilà.

Role Overview

The Meat Clerk plays a crucial role in performing all responsibilities associated with the position in a professional, accurate, and timely manner. This role emphasizes delivering outstanding customer service to foster loyalty, meet customer demands, and promote a positive atmosphere for both employees and customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with all food safety standards, operating procedures, health and safety regulations, company policies, and initiatives.
• Manage ordering, receiving, preparation, and merchandising of meat products aligned with inventory control guidelines.
• Provide exceptional customer service tailored to customers’ needs.
• Boost sales by actively promoting highlighted products.
• Maintain cleanliness and order of back shop and retail floor areas as per company standards.
• Prepare meat orders requested by customers.
• Assist with department product loss/shrink processing.
• Support training and mentoring of junior staff members.
• Perform additional duties as necessary.

Candidate Profile

• Capable of working independently in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong oral and written communication abilities.
• Physically able to lift up to 20 pounds, stand for long periods, and perform physical tasks including bending, lifting, and reaching.

Benefits and Culture

Sobeys offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports employees both professionally and personally. Depending on the position and eligibility, benefits may include health and dental coverage, retirement and savings plans including Employee Share Ownership, a 10% discount across participating banners, virtual healthcare services, an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation.

We maintain a competitive and equitable pay structure which reflects qualifications, experience, and internal consistency in compliance with Pay Transparency legislation, where applicable.

Additional Information

Job postings on external platforms may feature compensation data drawn from similar positions and market standards, provided only for general comparison and not officially verified by Sobeys.

Our recruitment process may employ AI tools to improve efficiency during candidate screening and assessment. Final hiring decisions remain solely with our recruitment teams.

We are dedicated to a recruitment process that is accessible and inclusive. Accommodations are available upon request at any stage.

Successful applicants must provide proof of legal work eligibility during onboarding for verification before employment commencement.