Meat Cutter - Store

About Us

Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we’re looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household—all in a positive and fun work environment where you’ll feel valued and appreciated.

If you’re enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we’d love to meet you.

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations
• Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe company dress regulations; must wear an approved hat or hair net and beard guard.
• Follow approved procedures for receiving, weighing and breaking down meat products.
• Assist in wrapping and labeling products as required.
• Assist in checking and verifying meat department receiving when required; take received and prepared products to refrigerated storage, shelf and display areas.
• Contribute to controlling freshness and product quality; handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods.
• Work the meat lugs daily, in order to reduce shrink and improve gross.
• Be familiar with invoice documents and able to confirm accuracy of item descriptions, sizes, quantities and pricing when assisting in receiving meat vendor product deliveries; record invoice documents accurately on the receiving log and place signed invoice in the designated secured area.
• Assist in keeping refrigerated cases and display shelves properly stocked and faced at all times according to product movement and department standards; code date and rotate all prepared cuts or product placed in temporary storage areas to ensure proper product rotation, quality and freshness.
• Maintain full compliance with all state and county government weights and measures laws.
• Observe security standards by staying alert and being aware of customer actions and behavior; report to manager or security any abnormal behavior.
• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned.
• Follow all department programs as needed such as known-loss tracker, shelf life, production planning, Fresh Trax Grind Process, etc.
• Control excessive use of utilities and water and observe sound conservation practices.
• Greet all guests and maintain good customer relations by providing prompt and courteous service or assistance.
• Ensure a favorable department image with guest by contributing to a clean, attractive and friendly department; maintain good housekeeping and sanitation standards in compliance with store policy and state and local health regulations.
• Maintain good communications with superiors and associates throughout the organization.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures and read all safety posters and bulletins.
• Use and maintain equipment in good working order; immediately communicate temperature failure of cases/storage areas or of any maintenance or equipment problems to manager in charge.
• Complete all Axonify/E-learning Modules and Trainings

• High school education preferred but not required.
• Ability to successfully complete employer‑provided Meat Cutter Certification assessment during the hiring process.

• California Food Handler Certificate preferred
• Forklift Certification Preferred however not Required

• Be able to perform arithmetical calculations at the tenth‑grade level in order to perform cutting tests, calculate percentages,…