Meat Cutter

Meat Cutter – Houchens Food Group

Full Time position, Department:
Meat,

Reports To:

Meat Manager.

Responsible for meat operation including preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning, and serving meat.

• Monitor food distribution and ensure 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.
• 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.
• Assist 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 prepaying 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.

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively verbally.
• Creative – Ability to think in a way to produce a new concept.
• Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to minute details.
• Energetic – Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Enthusiastic – Bring energy to task performance.
• Friendly – Exhibits a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Motivation – Inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and perform best.
• Organized – Being organized or following systematic methods.
• Patience – Act calmly under stress and not be hasty.
• Presentation Skills – Effectively present information publicly.
• Reliability – Be dependable and trustworthy.
• Self‑Motivated – Internally inspired to perform best using own drive or initiative.
• Time Management – Utilize available time to organize and complete work within deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure – Complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).

No prior experience necessary.

Basic Skills.

Physical Abilities – Lift / Carry, Stand, Walk, Sit, Handling, Reach Outward, Reach Above Shoulder, Climb, Crawl, Squat or Kneel, Bend, Push / Pull. Frequency categories (Not Applicable, Occasionally, Frequently, Constantly) and weight ranges as specified. (Include summary table omitted for brevity.)

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

EOE