Description:

The Meat & Seafood Steward is responsible for providing a high level of customer service and practicing safe food handling practices. This position receives, stores, and grinds meat and seafood. They unload and transport fresh meat and seafood and count and weigh incoming articles to compare against invoices. They examine all meat and seafood to ensure freshness and integrity and from receiving to storage to final sale. They rotate proteins to ensure freshness of product life. They maintain meat and seafood programs including product handling and presentation. They help strengthen vendor partnerships though continual education and understanding of the entire chain from land preservation, animal welfare conditions, animal treatment and butchery to sourcing and distribution. The Meat & Seafood Steward processes meat and seafood according to department cutting lists, goals and standards to maximize sales and gross profit.

Requirements:

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in meat & seafood selling and cutting in the retail grocery industry. • Knowledge of animal welfare, sourcing and processing practices • Proven leadership, communication and collaboration skills. • Values community, sustainability, passion for food and fun. • Experience with start-up business “outside the box” thinking and innovation as well as nutrition knowledge a plus. • Ability to travel regularly throughout the Portland area (mileage reimbursed). Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Regularly required to sit or stand, bend, climb and reach. • Regularly lift up to 90 pounds with or without assistance. • Regularly work in sub-zero refrigerated areas and on surfaces that can be wet and slippery. • Skill in operating and maintaining equipment common to meat and seafood industry. • Working in an environment that is dusty at times. • Working in an environment that has fresh fruits, vegetables, houseplants and flowers.

Additional Info:

The job duties, responsibilities, requirements & conditions, physical requirements and work environment listed in this job description are examples of the tasks that a staff member may be required to perform. Green Zebra Grocery reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and to require staff members to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of business change. Green Zebra Grocery gets its name from a small, flavorful tomato that grows particularly well in the NW and we are hoping to do the same. We’ll combine healthy, flavorful, local, natural and organic foods with the convenience of being a small store. We will have a great deli with lots of delicious grab-n-go foods cooked from scratch along with a small produce, grocery, beer and wine department-pretty much everything the big guys have but since we are smaller, we only have room for the good stuff! Our Values Embrace Transparent Communication Support Local Family Farms Offer Servant Leadership