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About the Role
The Meat Cutter ensures the store’s meat department operates at company standards, driving sales and maximizing profitability. This role delivers excellent customer service by following the merchandising plan and preparing standard cuts of meat. The Meat Cutter demonstrates strong teamwork, interpersonal skills, and commitment to team success.
Responsibilities
- Works under the direction of the Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager and follows direction with the Meat Specialist
- Leads the performance of the meat department to achieve and exceed metric goals
- Manages product ordering, merchandising, productivity, and shrink control to meet company goals
- Coaches and trains others on meat-related tasks
- Sets work priorities and directs task assignments within the meat department
- Enforces meat policies and procedures
- Uses knives and power equipment to cut and/or package authorized beef, pork and poultry items
- Ensures displays and case signs are updated and meat is presented to maximize sales
- Maintains proper date rotation for products in the display case and storage cooler
- Prepares and places meat cuts and products in display counter according to company policy & procedures
- Wraps, weighs, and prices cuts of meat
- Labels packages according to COOL, USDA and company standards
- Receives, inspects, and stores meat upon delivery to maintain cold chain and ensure quality
- Ensures excellent sanitation and quality standards are met daily
- Follows and executes all company policies and procedures including COOL, Food Safety, Sanitation, Scale operation, Mark Downs, Inventory Processes, POG’s, Resource Manual, Daily Manager Signoff and Meat Cutting List
- Performs other perishable and non-perishable related duties as necessary
- Protects company property, funds, and merchandise
- May be assigned to work in more than one store and other areas of the store
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- One year of previous experience cutting meat including using hand tools and power equipment, such as knives, slicers, grinders, cubing machines and power saws preferred
- Company work history will be strongly considered, including attendance, work performance, safety, policy compliance and performance management
- Proficiency in basic math skills required, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Must be able to read, write and speak in English
- Demonstrate effective oral and written communication, interpersonal skills
- Must be dependable and flexible, including a willingness to work in other areas of the store as needed with little or no advance notice
- Excellent customer service, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
- Must adhere to uniform dress code
- Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment with a standard temperature of 38-45 degrees
- Requires the ability to reach, bend, twist, balance, lift and transport various objects weighing up to 30 pounds repeatedly throughout the shift; at times, product weight may reach 100 pounds
- Requires the ability to move heavy product with assistance
- Must have the ability to stand, walk and / or move about for extended periods of time
- Requires the ability to push, pull, grasp, and use sawing motions for extended periods of time
Skills
- Customer service
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Basic math skills
- Meat merchandising
- Product ordering
- Sanitation
- Food Safety
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1 year preferred
Education Level
- High School diploma or equivalent
Benefits
- Health and welfare benefits (for full-time or averaging 30+ hours/week)
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Team Member Referral Program
- Wellbeing Program
- Career development opportunities
About the Company
- Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values.
- Simplicity (operate) – the drive to identify root cause and innovate to remove complexity to deliver the best outcome
- Heart (emotion) – the passion that drives you to get up every day and work hard to strive for excellence
- Performance Excellence (mindset) – clearly defining high expectations, driving ownership of key roles and responsibilities, executing with integrity and emphasis while creating a culture of accountability
- Respect (philosophy) – taking pride in being inclusive and treating everyone who comes through the doors with respect
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. All qualified applicants, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.