Job Description

Requisition ID: 183141Career Group: Store Careers
Job Category: Retail - Meat
Travel Requirements: 0% - 10%
Job Type: Full-TimeCountry: Canada
Province: Nova Scotia
City: New Glasgow
Location: 652 Westside
Postal Code: B2H 2K1Our family of 131,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better \xe2\x80\x93 great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.Please note that this career opportunity is for a role at an independently owned and operated corporation (\xe2\x80\x9cFranchisee\xe2\x80\x9d) which is licensed to use the \xe2\x80\x9cSobeys .\xe2\x80\x9d trademark(s) by Sobeys Capital Incorporated (\xe2\x80\x9cSobeys\xe2\x80\x9d). Applicants hired by a Franchisee will be employees of the Franchisee. No employment or similar relationship will be created between the applicant and Sobeys or its affiliates.Ready to Make an impact?Provide customers with friendly and professional service. Fulfills duties for all areas of the Meat Department. Supervise Meat Department and staff in the absence of the Manager. Actively contribute to an environment of employee and customer engagement.Here\xe2\x80\x99s where you\xe2\x80\x99ll be focusing:

• Provide customer service to meet customer needs
• Supervise meat personnel in the absence of the Meat Manager
• Promote an employee culture of coaching and development
• Complete customer meat orders
• Receive meat orders
• Perform daily meat preparation
• Merchandise the Meat Department
• Implement SMART retailing (Atlantic)
• Maintain sanitation standards
• Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards
• Perform administrative duties as required

What you have to offer:

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
• Above average oral and written communication skills
• Good work ethic and ability to multi task
• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 12 months of experience

Job Requirements

• Previous meat retail experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Thorough understanding of Health and Safety legislation, policies and practices is an asset
• Post-secondary certification is an asset
• Available days, evenings, and weekends

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better \xe2\x80\x93 physically, financially and emotionally.Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid Vacation

• Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

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