Meat Cutter

Meat Cutter

Houchens Food Group, Inc.

Job Status: Full Time or Part Time

Department: Meat

FLSA Status: Non‑Exempt

Reports To: Meat Manager

Grade/Level: —

Amount of

Travel Required:

No travel required

Work Schedule: Flexible

Positions Supervised: None

Responsible for meat operations 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 the meat and/or store manager.
• Provide friendly, courteous, and prompt service to all customers.
• 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 records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
• Assist in inventorying all products on hand before prepaying a meat order.
• Assist Meat Manager in conducting a four‑week period meat inventory.
• Ensure that product is rotated when received and stocked.
• Ensure all meat coolers and cases are operating at proper temperature.
• Ensure proper safety procedures are used.
• Properly clean and maintain meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.

Competency Statements:

• Accountability – Accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Adaptability – Adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy – Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communication, Oral – Communicate effectively with others.
• Creative – Think in ways that produce new concepts or ideas.
• Customer Oriented – Attend to customers’ needs while following procedures.
• Detail Oriented – Pay attention to minute details.
• Energetic – Work at a sustained pace producing quality work.
• Enthusiastic – Bring energy to tasks.
• Friendly – Exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Motivation – Inspire oneself and others to achieve goals.
• Organized – Follow systematic methods for tasks.
• Patience – Act calmly under stress without haste.
• Presentation Skills – Present information publicly effectively.
• Reliability – Be dependable and trustworthy.
• Self‑Motivated – Perform tasks using internal drive or initiative.
• Time Management – 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

Computer

Skills:

Basic

• Lift / Carry:
  Physical Abilities
• Stand (Frequently): 10 lbs or less
• Walk (Occasionally): 11‑20 lbs (Frequently)
• Sit (Occasionally): 21‑50 lbs (Frequently)
• Handling / Fingering (Frequently): 51‑100 lbs (Not Applicable)
• Reach Outward (Frequently):
  Over 100 lbs (Not Applicable)
• Reach Above Shoulder (Occasionally)
• Climb (Not Applicable)
• Crawl (Not Applicable)
• Squat or Kneel (Not Applicable)
• Bend (Occasionally)
• Push / Pull – 12 lbs or less (Occasionally); 13‑25 lbs (Occasionally); 26‑40 lbs (Occasionally); 41‑100 lbs (Occasionally)
• Activity Not Applicable – No activity applicable to this occupation.
• Occasionally – Up to 33% of the time (0–2.5+ hrs/day)
• Frequently – 33%–66% of the time (2.5–5.5+ hrs/day)
• Constantly – 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.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Retail

Jeffersontown, KY