Meat Cutter

About the Role

Responsible for meat operation including preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning, and serving meat. This position is full-time or part-time and non-exempt, reporting to the Meat Manager.

Responsibilities

• Monitor food distribution and ensure guidelines are followed.
• Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, and facilities.
• Maintain coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked.
• Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by meat and/or store manager.
• Provide friendly, courteous, and prompt service to all customers.
• Maintain good communication with the meat manager.
• Share responsibility for controlling shrink.
• Properly record all hours worked and verify/sign the time ticket report.
• Monitor food preparation and serving.
• Assist in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
• Assist in maintaining proper records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
• Assist in inventorying all products on hand before prepaying a meat order.
• Assist Meat Manager in taking a four-week period meat inventory.
• Ensure product rotation when received and stocked.
• Ensure meat coolers and cases run at proper temperatures.
• Follow proper safety procedures.
• Properly clean and maintain the meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.

Qualifications

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED). No prior experience is necessary.

Skills

• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Adaptability – Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Oral Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Creativity – Ability to produce new concepts or ideas.
• Customer-Oriented – Ability to take care of customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Detail-Oriented – Ability to pay attention to minute details.
• Energetic – Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Enthusiastic – Ability to bring energy to task performance.
• Friendly – Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.
• Motivation – Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach goals.
• Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing tasks.
• Patience – Ability to act calmly under stress.
• Presentation Skills – Ability to effectively present information publicly.
• Reliability – Being dependable and trustworthy.
• Self-Motivated – Ability to perform tasks to the best of one’s ability using internal drive.
• Time Management – Ability to organize and complete work within deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete tasks under stressful situations.
• Basic computer skills.

Physical Demands

• Lift/Carry:
  • 10 lbs or less – Frequently
  • 11-20 lbs – Frequently
  • 21-50 lbs – Frequently
  • 51-100 lbs – Not Applicable
  • Over 100 lbs – Not Applicable
• Activity:
  • Stand – Frequently
  • Walk – Occasionally
  • Sit – Occasionally
  • Handling/Fingering – Frequently
  • Reach Outward – Frequently
  • Reach Above Shoulder – Occasionally
  • Climb – Not Applicable
  • Crawl – Not Applicable
  • Squat or Kneel – Not Applicable
  • Bend – Occasionally
  • Push/Pull:
    • 12 lbs or less – Occasionally
    • 13-25 lbs – Occasionally
    • 26-40 lbs – Occasionally
    • 41-100 lbs – Occasionally

Frequently: 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
Occasionally: Up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
Not Applicable: Activity is not required for this occupation.