Meat Cutter

Summary Of Position

The (meat) Cutter I is a knife portion cutting position reporting to the Meat Production Supervisor. This position can independently perform cutting and cutting admin tasks for a minimum of one knife cutting station in the meat production room.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 3:30am-12pm, with flexibility required as end times may vary to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Successfully complete Cutter and Cutter I "Fortune Meat Room Cutter Handbook" position checklists.
• Understand and execute assigned daily workload safely, accurately, on-time, and on-budget.
• Assist with training other cutters.
• Actively offer feedback and suggestions for improvement to the Meat Production Supervisor.
• Embrace and understand the data driven approach utilized in the meat production room.
• Be a daily supporter of Fortune's mission/vision/values.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• 1 plus years of foodservice production experience.
• Good communication skills in English (written and verbal) – Bilingual strongly desired.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions and supervising instructions.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work flexible and/or extended hours, when needed.
• Previous kitchen or foodservice production experience preferred.

Physical & Mental Demand

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower position to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palms.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause workers to shout in order to be heard above ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.

Benefits

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life
• Critical Illness
• 401k matching
• Paid time off
• Employee discount
• & more