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 Prevents the sale of out of date or spoiled product.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

• Ability to be friendly, courteous, tactful and maintain composure in dealing with customers and co-workers.
• Ability to communicate orally and read and follow written work assignments.
• Requires a good understanding of overall company practices and Meat Department policies and procedures.
• Ability to judge and react to business activity.
• Knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling and department policies and procedures.
• Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary.
• Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
• Knowledge of taste, content and perishability of products, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and procedures.
• Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to input order and inventory and print labels.
• Utilizes saws, cutters, grinders and other cutting and wrapping equipment.
• Utilizes cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Utilizes safety cutters.
• Requires use of safety gloves.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent reaching, lifting, stacking and maneuvering objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs.
• Frequent bending, stooping and reaching.
• Occasional climbing ladders.
• Frequent pushing and pulling fully loaded hand trucks, high boys and pallet jacks.
• Repetitious arm movement to prepare and package products.
• Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary.
• 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.
• Work environment consists of a temperature controlled store environment.