Company description

About Luke’s Local
Luke's Local is an independently-owned grocery business that provides food from local family farms, butchers, ranchers, and food makers. Luke's sincerely sources great food made with integrity, and is passionate about making grocery shopping an inspiring experience for Bay Area communities. We operate three vibrant brick and mortar markets - one on Cole and Parnassus in the heart of Cole Valley, a second in Cow Hollow on Union St, a third on Green Street in North Beach and a fourth in the Inner Sunset on 9th Ave! As a company, we are constantly striving to create an environment that fosters equity, inclusion, and nourishment for our customers and team members alike. Our hope is to make it possible for anyone to bring the spirit of discovery, creativity, and joy into their kitchens. We hope you’ll join us!

Job description

About the Job
As the Butcher Lead Clerk, you are responsible for supporting the Associate Butcher Buyer (ABB) in daily department duties. You are expected to be a leadership presence on the floor and a Person In Charge (PIC) throughout your shift. You will be responsible for providing floor support when needed for break coverage in the Butcher Department and the Deli Line with coverage during busy rushes. You will ensure a fresh and appealing display by keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked by front-facing, checking codes, rotating and removing out-of-date products in both the Butcher and Deli departments. We encourage a team mentality at Luke’s and as such, all staff often assist each other based on the demands of the day. Having a positive attitude, team mentality, and eagerness to learn is a must. You will also support the ABB by assisting with writing orders and placing orders as needed on their days off. In addition to your department responsibilities, you oversee the following:

Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Assist ABB in meeting all department financial and performance goals
Work with ABB to ensure all merchandised Butcher and Deli displays are designed and set up according to our aesthetic and company guidelines
Support ABB in purchasing for the Butcher department in your store on their days off
Work with ABB to perform weekly checks of movement reports and identify slow vs fast movers
Ensure products are routinely FIFO-ed, and rotated
Oversee department checklists, logs, and protocols on a daily basis
Supervise Butcher Clerks tasks and assisting as necessary
Work with ABB to distribute work evenly among all staff, assigning duties to specific employees based on role and skills
Assist ABB, Deli Shift Lead, and other PICs on shift in coordinating breaks as needed
Ensure excellent customer service and hospitality standards are upheld
Assist the ABB in training new and current staff in the Butcher/Deli department
Manage accurate tracking and reporting of waste
Handling customer issues and managing conflicts
Maintain Luke’s Local retail standards in terms of cleanliness, facing, stocking, tagging, and merchandising
Ensure food safety standards are being met at all times
Maintaining a positive, equitable work environment for all staff

Competencies

Ability to cut and fabricate meat products from all species including Beef, Pork, Poultry, Lamb & Seafood
Ability to create further processed meat products such as sausage, meatballs, etc.
Strong knowledge of cooking techniques and ability to share these with customers
High standard of cleanliness
Excellent customer service
Strong communicator
Friendly, team-player
Good work ethic
Creative thinker
Eagerness to learn

Work environment

Office, sales floor, & service line of retail grocery stores

Physical demands

Must be able to lift 25 lbs
Must be able to spend 6-8 hours per day on your feet
Stooping, bending, lifting, standing for long periods of time, stretching, twisting, reaching, repetitive stocking motions, repetitive food prep motions
Stocking of shelves and merchandising displays
Handling of refrigerated product in a cold environment for short periods of time

Required education and experience

At least 1 year of meat cutting/butcher experience

Preferred education and experience

Experience with retail, preferably grocery
Experience with food preparation, service, and safety

Additional Eligibility Requirements

Must be 18 years or older
Proficiency in English

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

COVID-19 Considerations

Luke’s Local requires all new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. All new hires will be required to be vaccinated [1st dose] prior to their first day of scheduled work OR must request an accommodation under medical or religious exemptions.

FLSA Classification

Non Exempt-Hourly

Pay Range

$22-24/hour

Benefits

Medical insurance, with employer contribution of up to 100%
Dental insurance, with 70% employer contribution
Vision insurance, with 50% employer contribution
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation - up to 2 weeks per year
Paid volunteer days
Pre-tax 401k savings account
Storewide employee discount of 20%
Daily staff meal

Pre-tax commuter benefits savings account
Regular review & raise cycles

Professional development and mentorship program
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reports to

Associate Butcher Buyer

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

August 31, 2025