Meat Cutter; Journeyman - Food Maxx - Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose, CA

About Us

We are California’s largest regional, full‑service grocery chain, founded over 70 years ago in Modesto, California, where our headquarters are still located today. With 194 stores across Central and Northern California and Western Nevada, our banners—Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx—are cherished regional brands, serving the unique needs of their communities. It’s our 12,000 passionate associates who make our company a great place to work and shop.

We prioritize investing in our people, stores, and neighborhoods, and work closely with local suppliers to bring fresh, quality products at affordable prices to our customers. Shoppers can access our offerings in‑store, online, or through convenient home delivery and curbside pick‑up. The Save Mart Companies is part of The Jim Pattison Group, a family‑owned, diversified holding company operating primarily in the U.S. and Canada and headquartered in Vancouver, BC.

Meat Cutter (Journeyman) – Food Maxx – 844 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose, CA 95123

• Locate appropriate meat portions in the walk‑in freezer/refrigerator, remove the individual pieces from their positions, place them on a 4 or 6 wheel cart, and push the cart to the cutting room.
• Use knives and occasional band saw to prepare specific cuts of meat from larger portions.
• Set machine for proper pricing and labeling of the meat to be wrapped.
• Arrange packages on display and remove any out of date or damaged packages from display.
• Clean and sanitize work areas and equipment. Wash, wipe, and clean tools, equipment, and counters. Sweep and/or hose floor surfaces.
• Operate an electric tow motor to move pallets from the receiving area to storage areas.
• Instruct, supervise and direct Apprentice Meat Cutters as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to comprehend and follow specific instructions.
• Ability to perform simple and repetitive tasks.
• Ability to maintain work pace appropriate to a given workload.
• Knowledge of meat (including primal cuts), poultry, fish and pre‑packaged products.
• Awareness of special product needs that arise for seasons/holidays.
• Understanding trends in cooking and recipes that affect demand.
• Knowledge of department food safety and hazardous materials rules/regulations.
• Use and care of professional cutlery, saws, tenderizers, grinders, wrapping equipment and other department related tools.

Education: High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) or additional job experience.

Experience: Prior Meat Department experience to include cutting of meat.

Other: Available to work a variety of required retail hours; must be able to operate equipment used in the department (grinder, pallet jacks, saws, scales, register, etc.).

Physical: Store environment: ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, stoop, use stairs, reach, pull and lift objects; requires lifting up to 50 lbs.

• Customer Focus
• Quality/Quantity of Work
• Personal/Interpersonal Skills

Some of our competitive offerings include generous benefits packages (Health, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D, 401K), tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities, vacation and personal holidays, and in‑store purchase discounts.

Hiring pay range: $17.60 - $29.25

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The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.