Meat Cutter Apprentice Full Time

About the role

Receives, rotates, cuts, wraps, and merchandises fresh and processed meats, including grinds. Assists in merchandising seafood, rotisserie chickens, prepared foods, and cheeses. Assists in meat selection and cuts special meat arrangements for Members. Maintains all cleaning and safety standards within the meat department. Serves as a 6‑month apprenticeship to prepare Team Members for the Meat Cutter role.

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Free BJ’s Memberships: complimentary The Club Card Membership plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household
• Generous Paid Time Off: vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: three medical plans, optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match (available to team members 18 and older)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: after‑tax payroll deductions to purchase BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount

Eligibility requirements vary by position.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to Members by answering questions regarding meat, poultry, and seafood; makes recommendations on food products when necessary.
• Cuts, grinds, and/or processes fresh meats.
• Weighs, packages, wraps, and labels cuts of meat, poultry, and seafood.
• Prepares special cuts of meat ordered by Members.
• Ensures the meat case showcases all currently available products.
• Ensures the meat, seafood, prepared foods, and cheese cases are fully stocked.
• Rotates meats, poultry, seafood, prepared foods, and cheeses according to expiration dates.
• Follows established guidelines when disposing of damaged and/or expired products.
• Inspects and stores meat upon delivery; ensures all received meats meet or exceed company quality standards.
• Receives and unpacks meat, poultry, seafood, prepared foods, and cheeses in the meat cooler and freezer.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment, display fixtures, and areas in the meat department, including the meat cooler, freezer, and refrigerated display cases.
• Maintains all club policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned, including working in other departments as needed.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with fresh and processed meats preferred.
• Knowledge of automatic/hand wrapping machines preferred.
• Prior experience working in a meat and/or deli department preferred.
• At least 18 years of age.

Requirements

• Most of the time is spent moving about frequently on hard surfaces.
• Occasionally need to position oneself to examine or scan merchandise, including bending, handling, pulling, reaching, and/or stooping.
• Frequently requires lifting objects up to 50 pounds.
• May require lifting and moving heavy and/or awkward objects more than 50 pounds with assistance.
• Located in a comfortable indoor area with infrequent exposure to temperature extremes and loud noises.
• Occasional exposure to cleaning agents.

Pay

The pay range for this position starts at $17.00 per hour. Actual salaries vary based on location, education, experience, and qualifications.