Meat Wrapper (Oakridge)

This is your opportunity to embrace a culture that reflects a sense of pride and ownership in work. Our Co-operative demonstrates mutual respect for the team & our members and shows care towards the community. We care for our employees and create strong teams in collaborative environments.

The Meat Wrapper is responsible to ensure that customer service is provided through maintaining a safe and efficient operation while adhering to Company policies, procedures and standards. The Meat Wrapper position reports directly to the Meat Supervisor/Meat Manager, and the main responsibilities include;

• Provides customer service and maintains positive customer relations through the proper handling of customer questions, comments, request and complaints. Effectively works in a diverse team environment in a proficient and friendly manner.
• Plans and performs all aspects of meat wrapping functions including but not limited to, stocking, displays and facing in an efficient and organized manner. Ensures display presentation and stock levels are maintained.
• Handles merchandise ensuring quality, minimizing damages, and markdowns. Provides substitutions and ensures price integrity.
• Performs general cleanup duties such as cleaning spills and display fixtures to ensure a neat and organized department. Duties include hosing and sanitizing the department. Responsible for keeping the sales floor and back stock area clean of cardboard and debris, as well as disposal of garbage.
• Performs duties following established Occupational Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Environmental regulations and policies to ensure the health and safety of all staff and customers.
• Ensures the proper care, use and maintenance of equipment and tools. Reports repair requirements to the Meat Supervisor, Meat or Duty Manager.
• Responsible for all aspects of ordering merchandise and supplies.
• Responsible for all aspects of receiving including reviewing/verifying invoices, returns, transfers, claims and proper storage of products.
• Assists in organizing and conducting inventory.
While assisting a customer, provided they have been trained, can use a knife and use the meat grinders to provide any ground product to a customer should a meat cutter be unavailable.

What skills and abilities will you need to be considered?

• Grade 9 or acceptable combination of education and experience
• Related retail experience, including the provision of customer service
Must be fluent in English (CLBA - Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment score of 5 or higher)

What skills and abilities will set you apart from others?

• Previous meat wrapping or related retail meat experience
Knowledge of ordering and receiving procedures

Benefits & Perks

Calgary Co-op has excellent opportunities for increasing levels of responsibility, personal growth, and challenge. We offer competitive wages, extended health benefits for full-time and part-time employees, paid vacations, 5% employee discount (cashback) on all purchases, a recognition program, social committee events and employee & family assistance plan. As well as numerous training and development programs.

About Calgary Co-op

Owned by members, Calgary Co-op is one of the largest retail co-operatives in North America. We have locations in Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, High River, Okotoks and Strathmore, that include: food centres, pharmacies, gas stations, car washes, home health care centres, wine, spirits and beer stores, and cannabis stores. We also own and operate Community Natural Foods and Beacon Pharmacy. With over 456,000 members, 3530 employees, assets of $757 million and annual sales of $1.3 billion, Calgary Co-op is committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience through inspired team members. We are proud recipient of Canadian Grocer’s 2024 Impact Awards for our commitment to sustainability & supporting employees.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.