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Seasonal Meat Production Assistant

Stew Leonard's

Danbury, CTSeasonal$18.25–21.38/hrSeen 4w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$18.25–21.38/hr
Location
Danbury, CT
Schedule
Seasonal
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Stew Leonard’s is hiring a seasonal Meat Production Assistant to prepare, package, and label products for display and sale. The role includes following production plans and guidelines, operating a meat wrapper safely, and supporting customers and team members. It is entry level, requires no prior experience, and pays an estimated $18.25 to $21.38 per hour depending on qualifications and experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer Service, nice to haveOral Communication, nice to haveMeat Wrapper Operation, nice to haveWork Ethic, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveSelf-Motivation, nice to haveFlexibility, nice to haveHonesty, nice to have

Qualifications

Must Be 18+, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Seasonal Meat Production Assistant

Seasonal Hourly – Estimated pay range $18.25/hr to $21.38/hr depending on qualifications and experience

Must be at least 18 years and older

Position Description:

Meat Production Assistants prepare, package, and label product for display and sale

Your day-to-day:

  • Review production plan

  • Execute production based on established guidelines

  • Package and label poultry products for display

  • Adhere to all health, sanitation, and safety regulations

  • Assist in other duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Entry level position; no prior experience required

  • Great customer service

  • Good oral communication

  • Safely use/operate meat wrapper

What you bring to the team:

  • Great work ethic

  • Problem solver

  • Self-motivator

  • Flexible

  • Honest

Working Conditions:

  • Position requires frequent walking, squatting, bending, pushing, pulling and lifting, with a maximum weight of 100 lbs.

  • Position may require repetitive use of hands

Satisfy:

  • Greet customers with a friendly smile and positive attitude, ensuring that each customer feels welcome and appreciated.

Teamwork:

  • Collaborate with team members to ensure the smooth operation of the store, offering assistance and support where needed.

Excellence:

  • Improve and maintain the efficiency of the store in order to reach success.

Wow:

  • Be a positive ambassador for the store, representing our S.T.E.W. values in all interactions with customers and team members. You are the biggest WOW!

Why you’ll love working here!

Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.

Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!

Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?

Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our team members Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.

We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities, which we live and do business

Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!

For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!

http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

How this job compares

Set against the 32,613 open Customer Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$18.25–21.38/hr
  • Connecticut median$18–21/hr222 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–23/hr16,298 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $19.81/hr, is close to the Connecticut median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Customer Service hourly ranges in Connecticut.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 358 open Customer Service jobs in Connecticut and 32,613 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Connecticut
Experience
Customer Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (8,571 postings).
Education
1,354 of the 32,613 open Customer Service jobs (4%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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