Meat Cutter

Meat Cutter

Department:
Meat

Job Status:
Full Time or Part Time

Reports To:

Meat Manager

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Work Schedule:

Flexible

Positions Supervised:
None

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 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 record to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
• Assist in inventorying all products on hand before prepaying a meat order.
• Assist Meat Manager in taking a four‑week period meat inventory.
• Ensure product rotation when received and stocked.
• Ensure all meat coolers and cases are at proper temperature.
• Ensure proper safety procedures are used.
• Properly clean and maintain meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.

Competency Statements:

• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Autonomy
• Communication, Oral
• Creative
• Customer Oriented
• Detail Oriented
• Energetic
• Enthusiastic
• Friendly
• Motivation
• Organized
• Patience
• Presentation Skills
• Reliability
• Self‑Motivated
• Time Management
• Working Under Pressure

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

• Some experience necessary

• Basic skills

• Lift / Carry physical abilities
• Stand (Frequently) 10 lbs or less (Frequently)
• 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)
• Push / Pull 13-25 lbs (Occasionally)
• Push / Pull 26-40 lbs (Occasionally)
• Push / Pull 41-100 lbs (Occasionally)

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.