MEAT CUTTER

The Butcher is responsible for weighing, cutting, preparing, and serving meat while attending to our customers and ensuring all displays and equipment are clean and sanitized . Health and safety regulations must be followed extremely carefully in the meat department, they must have excellent attention to detail to ensure every cut of meat is up to quality standards.

• Previousexperienceas a meat cutterorina meat department position in a professional environment
• Good communicationskillsand ability for teamwork
• Food Workers Card
• Meat Cutters License
• Have reliable commute to work
• Physical:mustbe able to stand and move around during the day,liftand carry up to 30 lbs.
• Language:
  
  Understand and speak English and Spanish
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, especially around holidays and weekends
• Know how to properly useandmaintainmeat department machinery such as slicers, scales, etc. or willingness to learn
• Have experience and knowledge ofbasiccuts of meatforcow, sheep,pig, etc.
• Have experience with basic knife cutting techniques (Slicing, filleting, cutting, etc.)

• Maintaining an active Food Workers Card*
• Maintaining an active Meat Cutter License **
• Have a positive attitude towards safety, follow all health and safety regulations and/or policies to ensure the well-being of others and self
• Attend work with company provided uniform and have a tidy appearance which includes trimmed nails
• Weigh, cut,and slice meat according tomanager specifications and client preferences
• Fulfill special meat orders with detail to specificcutsandpreparation
• Advice customers on the different cuts of meat, preparation, andother questions they may have
• Debone, fillet, and prepare cuts of meat in a wide variety according to quality standards
• Label all meat products correctly with essential information such as price, date packaged, and date of expiration
• Package meat in a safe and attractive way foralldisplay cases
• Complete daily checks for meat quality, checkingexpirationdates, and cleaning all display cases
• Make sure all work spaces, equipment, and meat storage areas are sanitized and cleaned consistently
• Keepan accurate and precise inventory of meatand supplies to ensure there is enough for day-to-day operations and special orders, report anything needed to store manager
• Weigh and register any losses, consistently rotate all stock of meat to ensure freshness and keep losses to a minimum
• Receive and quality check allmeat shipments to guarantee freshness
• Supervise meatcutterassistants to ensure the meat department is running smoothly
• Complete other tasks as needed underthe manager’s instructions