Meat Cutter

Meat Cutter

FLSA Status:
Non‑Exempt.

Reports To:

Meat Manager.

Department:
Meat. Job Status:
Full Time or Part Time. Amount of

Travel Required:

No travel.

Work Schedule:

Flexible. Positions Supervised:
None.

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

• Monitor food distribution and ensure that 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 the 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 for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
• Assist in maintaining proper inventory records to control shrink.
• Assist 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 the meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communication, Oral – Ability to communicate effectively with others using spoken words.
• Creative – Ability to produce new concepts or ideas.
• Customer Oriented – Ability to take care of customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to minute details of a project or task.
• Energetic – Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Enthusiastic – Ability to bring energy to performance of a task.
• Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Motivation – Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal.
• Organized – Possessing systematic methods of performing tasks.
• Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and not be hasty.
• Presentation Skills – Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Reliability – Dependable and trustworthy.
• Self‑Motivated – Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task.
• Time Management – Ability to utilize available time to organize and complete work within deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

• No prior experience necessary

• Basic skills

• Lift / Carry
• Stand F (Frequently) 10 lbs or less
• Walk O (Occasionally) 11-20 lbs F (Frequently)
• Sit O (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs F (Frequently)
• Handling / Fingering F (Frequently) 51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
• Reach Outward F (Frequently) Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
• Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally)
• Climb N (Not Applicable)
• Crawl N (Not Applicable)
• Squat or Kneel N (Not Applicable)
• Bend O (Occasionally)
• Push / Pull
• 12 lbs or less O (Occasionally)
• 13-25 lbs O (Occasionally)
• 26-40 lbs O (Occasionally)
• 41-100 lbs O (Occasionally)
• N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
• O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
• F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+hrs/day)
• C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.

Subject to pre‑employment background and drug screening.