Meat Clerk Jobs
Meat Clerk jobs are open across grocery chains, warehouse clubs, and specialty butcher shops, from entry-level stock positions to lead and department-head roles, with specializations in custom cuts, seafood handling, and meat department management. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Meat Clerk
Department: Meat
Job Status: Part Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Meat Manager
Grade/Level:
Amount of Travel Required: No travel required
Work Schedule: Flexible
Positions Supervised: None
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for meat operation including but not limited to preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning and serving meat.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Monitor food distribution and ensure that guidelines are followed.
- Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment and facilities.
- Maintain coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked.
- Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
- Give all customers friendly, courteous and prompt service.
- Perform specific task as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
- Maintain good communication with the meat manager.
- Share responsibility for controlling shrink.
- Properly record all hours worked. Verify and sign the time ticket report.
- Monitor food preparation and serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
- Responsible for assisting in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems as far as weekly meat purchases and monthly meat purchases.
- Assist in maintaining proper record to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
- Responsible for assisting in inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
- Assist meat manager in taking a four week period meat inventory.
- Ensure that product is being rotated when received and stocked.
- Ensure that all meat coolers and meat cases are running at the proper temperature.
- Ensure that proper safety procedures are being used.
- Properly clean and maintain meat department, coolers, cases and equipment.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Competency Statement(s)
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Accurate - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
- Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
- Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
- Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
- Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
- Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
- Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
Team Building - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
Education
Less than high school education
Experience
No prior experience necessary
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Computer Skills
General
Other Requirements
Required to have acess to a phone at all times and basic math skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Physical Abilities Lift /Carry
Stand C (Constantly) 10 lbs or less C (Constantly)
Walk F (Frequently) 11-20 lbs C (Constantly)
Sit O (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs C (Constantly)
Handling / Fingering C (Constantly) 51-100 lbs F (Frequently)
Reach Outward F (Frequently) Over 100 lbs O (Occasionally)
Reach Above Shoulder F (Frequently)
Climb O (Occasionally)
Crawl O (Occasionally)
Squat or Kneel F (Frequently)
Bend F (Frequently)
Push / Pull
12 lbs or less F (Frequently)
13-25 lbs F (Frequently)
26-40 lbs F (Frequently)
41-100 lbs F (Frequently)
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)
Other Physical Requirements
Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception)
Sense of Sound (Must be able to hear emergency sirens such as fire alarm.)
Sense of Smell
Sense of Touch
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (Agree to wear back belt when lifting and handling heavy
objects.)
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Grocery
Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.
Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.
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Who's Hiring
- Wakefern Food Corporation62
- Kroger60
- Safeway43
- BJ's Wholesale Club42
- Stop and Shop Supermarket29
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in meat clerk jobs.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for extended periods throughout a full shift
- Knowledge of safe meat handling, storage temperatures, and FIFO rotation practices
- Food handler certification or willingness to obtain one within 30 days of hire
- Experience operating meat slicers, grinders, saws, and wrapping equipment safely
- Familiarity with meat case merchandising, labeling requirements, and date-code compliance
- Basic math skills for weighing product, pricing cuts, and managing inventory counts
Tips for Your Meat Clerk Job Search
Highlight food safety certifications first
Meat clerks who hold a ServSafe Food Handler or equivalent certificate get screened in faster. List your certification name, issuing body, and expiration date near the top of your resume so hiring managers spot it before they read anything else.
Quantify your department throughput experience
Instead of writing 'stocked shelves,' describe the volume you managed, such as the number of cases processed per shift or the size of the department you supported. Grocery and warehouse employers respond to candidates who understand production pace.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists meat clerk openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match your skills and apply directly to each listing without chasing scattered postings across multiple sites.
Target job titles beyond meat clerk
Openings for this work also appear under meat cutter, meat wrapper, deli associate, butcher apprentice, and seafood clerk. Search each variation separately so you don't miss relevant postings at chains that use non-standard titles.
Prepare for a hands-on skills assessment
Many grocery and warehouse employers ask candidates to demonstrate basic knife handling, wrapping technique, or label compliance during the interview. Practice describing your process out loud, including how you maintain temperature logs and rotate stock to date codes.
Negotiate shift differentials, not just base pay
Meat department roles often include early morning or overnight shifts that carry a pay premium. Ask specifically about shift differential rates during the offer stage, since these can meaningfully change your total compensation compared to the base rate alone.
Meat Clerk Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most meat clerks?
The most active employers for meat clerks right now are Wakefern Food Corporation, Kroger, and Safeway, and the most openings are in New Jersey, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand tends to be strongest at full-service grocery chains and warehouse clubs with high-volume meat departments.
How many meat clerk jobs are remote?
About 0% of meat clerk openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most roles in this field. The small share of remote-eligible positions typically involves meat department coordination, ordering, or training roles rather than floor and case work.
How do you become a meat clerk?
Most meat clerk roles require a high school diploma or equivalent and no prior experience, since on-the-job training covers cutting techniques, equipment operation, and food safety protocols. Getting a food handler certification before you apply gives you a concrete advantage. Once hired, you typically train alongside a lead clerk or department manager for several weeks before working independently on case stocking, custom cuts, and customer orders.
Can you get hired as a meat clerk with no experience?
Yes, many grocery chains and warehouse clubs hire meat clerks with no direct experience and train them fully on the job. Employers look for reliability, a willingness to work early morning shifts, and comfort handling raw product in a refrigerated environment. Highlighting any background in food service, retail stock work, or physical labor helps your application stand out even without prior meat department experience.
What does the meat clerk interview process look like?
Most meat clerk interviews involve a brief phone screen followed by an in-person meeting with the department manager or store manager. Expect questions about your availability, physical stamina, and comfort working with raw meat and sharp equipment. Some employers include a short walk-through of the department, and a few ask candidates to demonstrate basic wrapping or labeling skills before receiving an offer.
Where can I find and apply to meat clerk jobs?
You can find and apply to meat clerk jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level and location, then apply directly to each position that fits. New openings are added regularly, so checking back frequently gives you the best chance of catching fresh postings early.
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