Meat Cutter

Job Summary

Assists customers and cuts meat to specifications for variety, size, quality and trim for sale. Assists in daily operations in meat and seafood departments. Increases customer confidence and loyalty by promoting consistent and compliant operating conditions. Provides fresh, appealing products with courteous, knowledgeable and prompt service. Executes merchandising plans as outlined in department planners, toolkits or event packs while maintaining merchandising standards, product levels, shrink, and sales trends.

Values diversity and supports an inclusive environment by embracing the backgrounds and experiences of the team.

• Creates an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated to increase confidence and loyalty.
• Prepares and packages food products and processes customer orders to their specifications.
• Processes fresh meats, smoked meats, seafood, random weight, lunchmeat, frozen food and salted meats to production standards.
• Utilizes peak time performance cutting lists to cut and trim all products as directed by company standards.
• Properly wraps, weighs and prices product as needed; cubes, slices and grinds meat as needed.
• Operates department equipment and tools and ensures customer requests and special orders are fulfilled.
• Performs duties of meat/seafood counter clerk as necessary.
• Promotes trust and respect among associates by collaborating, promoting teamwork and communicating job specific information (20%).
• Stocks and rotates department products, maintains inventory accuracy and ensures product freshness (10%).
• Ensures safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation and productivity standards, adheres to regulatory compliance (10%).
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Required

Education:

High School or GED.

Language: English (required). Spanish (preferred).

Relevant

Experience:

0‑3 years supervisory experience (minimum).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Authorization to work in the United States or ability to obtain the same.
• Successful completion of pre‑employment drug testing and background check.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, motivational and communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Possess adequate knife handling skills and knife speed.
• Knowledge of cutting, traying, wrapping and labeling.

Physical demands include standing or walking on various flooring, manual dexterity, repetitive movements, reaching, carrying, lifting up to 250 lbs. and handling sharp objects. Working conditions may include indoor, outdoor, cold, freezing, heated, and wet/humid environments.

Safety risk factors include back and neck twisting, walking on slippery or cluttered floor, working with hazardous equipment, being exposed to loud noise, skin irritants, and hazardous cleaning solutions.

Required equipment: cleaning supplies, register, pricing gun, scales, scanner, racks, carts, pallet jacks, baler/compactor, ladder, pliers, wire cutters, ice machine, shovel, powered cutting equipment such as slicers, saws, grinders, knives, wrapping equipment, automatic meat wrapper, lobster tanks, box cutter. Personal protective equipment: goggles, gloves, cutting gloves, fryer gloves, oven gloves, back brace. Lifting requirement: 70 lbs.

Occasional overnight:
No. Shift: Varied shifts.