Meat Cutter

Duties And Responsibilities

• Adheres to Company and Division customer service programs to meet or exceed Division customer service goals.
• Handles customer relations in a positive manner, including effective resolution of customer complaints and reporting to the Meat Manager or Store Director as appropriate.
• Promotes Albertson's philosophy of personalized service.
• Receives and breaks down loads. Checks for quality and quantity. Maintains product quality by ensuring compliance with Company policies and federal and state regulations on storage and temperatures.
• Cuts, grinds, weighs and wraps fresh meat products according to proper procedure to ensure product quality. Controls shrink and expenses. Prevents the sale of out of date or spoiled product.
• Accurately completes and monitors daily log sheet and other required paperwork and logs.
• Maintains and organizes meat department cooler and freezer. Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor, work area, cooler, freezer, equipment and retail cases.
• Ensures that product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation and wrapping standards are met.
• Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding and implementing schematics, merchandising of advertised items, proper signing procedures and monitoring product flow.
• Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations and Company policies.
• Fulfills special orders. Makes product suggestions and engages in suggestive selling.
• Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately.

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Safety-Sensitive Position: Tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employee performing the task or others.
• Requires working knowledge of all job duties within the Meat Department including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing and customer service.
• Requires a good understanding of overall company practices and Meat Department policies and procedures.
• Frequent reaching, lifting, stacking and maneuvering objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs.
• Bending, stooping and reaching frequently and occasionally climbing ladders.
• Pushing and pulling fully loaded hand trucks, high boys and pallet jacks.
• Performing repetitive arm movements to prepare and package products.
• Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary.
• Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
• Requires knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
• Must have knowledge of taste, content and perishability of products, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and procedures.
• Utilizes saws, cutters, grinders and other cutting and wrapping equipment.
• Utilizes cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Utilizes safety cutters.
• Requires use of safety gloves.
• May be required to work nights, weekends and holidays. Scheduled hours will vary.
• Good attendance is required.
• Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to cutting equipment and other work aids necessary to perform job duties.
• Hands remain moist during majority of work time. Hands are frequently exposed to 30˚ Fahrenheit while handling product in the display cases.
• Exposure to 35˚ Fahrenheit while handling products in cold cases, 28˚ Fahrenheit in cooler and -20˚ Fahrenheit in freezer.
• Working conditions consist of a temperature controlled store environment.