Steaks Cutting Machine Operator

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM

For more than a century, Ben

E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, and we strive to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.

Our Food Division is a complete broad line multi-state distributor, and our Beverage Division operates throughout the state of Texas as a proud distributor of Anheuser‑Busch products, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.

We are dedicated to the growth and success of our business, our customers, and our employees—continuing our commitment to delivering quality since 1906.

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

The primary purpose of this position is to operate a meat cutting machine to prepare meat for packing.

• Load machine with meat and monitor to ensure the cut matches customer specifications.
• Maintain yields and portion control.
• Follow daily production activities assigned by the production supervisor and team leader.
• Assist employees with job duties when needed.
• Communicate between departments when needed.
• Utilize machine to cut various types of beef products.
• As production demand varies, all cutting machine operators are expected to have hour and day flexibility.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.
• Maintain all work surfaces, tools, and equipment clean and sanitized.
• Keep up with all assigned duties on a daily basis.
• Complete daily preventative maintenance of cutting machines.
• Always follow the USDA, HACCP, SSOP, and Ben
  
  E. Keith’s food safety rules and regulations.
• Always follow the Ben
  
  E. Keith employee safety rules and regulations such as Lock Out Tag Out.
• Wear the required protective and food safety equipment at all times while in the production area.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Experience working with different meats and cuts a plus.
• Experience operating a cutting machine helpful, but not required. Marel experience a plus.
• Familiarity with pallet jack, forklift, or other industrial vehicles.
• Able to multitask in a fast‑paced work environment.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Basic math knowledge.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform the essential job functions consistently, safely, and successfully with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Must be able to push, pull, lift, and carry up to 80 lbs.
• Must be able to stand on your feet all day and work in a cold (32‑40º) environment.

Ben

E. Keith (BEK) Company is one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the United States. We are a family‑owned business with a long‑standing tradition of supporting the diverse communities in which we live and work. Our competitive employee benefits provide health and financial protection to our employees and their families.

• Short and Long Term Disability
• 401K with matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and holidays
• Employee Credit Union

We have sought to create an environment in which the contributions of each employee at Ben

E. Keith are fully valued. This means more than simply treating one another with respect; it also means considering how all our people can positively impact the quality of the decisions we make about our business.

Here at Ben

E. Keith, we recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we want to do all we can to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. We believe our differences are also our strengths and we want to do all we can to use those strengths to find more creative solutions for the business challenges we face.

Ben

E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor