Market Clerk

The Meat Clerk at the New Castle Farmers Market supports daily stand operations in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. This role is responsible for preparing, packaging, stocking, and presenting fresh meat products while maintaining Stoltzfus Meats' standards for quality, cleanliness, and food safety.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide friendly and helpful customer service
• Package, weigh, label, and stock fresh meat products
• Maintain clean, organized, and well-stocked display cases
• Rotate inventory using FIFO practices
• Monitor product quality and freshness
• Assist with basic meat preparation tasks as trained
• Follow all food safety and sanitation standards
• Clean equipment, prep areas, counters, scales and other surfaces
• Assist with receiving and stocking deliveries
• Support meat cutters and department leadership as needed

Qualifications

• Customer service experience preferred
• Grocery, food service, or meat department experience helpful but not required
• Ability to follow food safety and sanitation procedures
• Strong attention to detail
• Dependable and team-oriented
• Willingness to learn basic meat department skills

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for extended periods
• Frequent lifting up to 40 lbs
• Occasional lifting up to 60 lbs
• Comfortable working in refrigerated environments
• Ability to safely use knives and department equipment (training provided)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Stoltzfus Meats is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.