Meat Cutter Full Time

About the role

The Meat Cutter plays a crucial role in maintaining a clean and organized store environment, assisting customers, and ensuring the freshness and accuracy of meat products.

Responsibilities

• Stocks meat cases, including presentation, facing, filling, and organization of all product items as per the Meat Department schematics.
• Maintains cleanliness of meat aisles, storage area, and work area, ensuring shelves are free of liquid spills or water and hazardous debris is removed.
• Maintains the rotation of all meat products, paying particular attention to expired stock.
• Assists customers with inquiries and purchases, providing information and product selection assistance.
• Monitors and logs shipments for accuracy of temperature, quality, and quantity.
• Operates and uses equipment such as knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks.
• Maintains proper temperatures during the production of meat and seafood items.
• Cuts, trims, and packages meat and seafood products according to Fresh Thyme standards.
• Prepares specialty meat and seafood products using recipe standards.
• Maintains proper safety practices and care while using all cutting accessories, including wearing mesh gloves when using a knife.
• Participates in pre-inventory preparation, including back stock and ensuring tags match products.
• Sustains a high level of product knowledge and preparation.
• Walks the department regularly to ensure an organized, sanitary, and clean appearance.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency degree.
• A minimum of 2 years professional experience, with a preference for 2-3 years in grocery retail experience in Meat department processes and procedures.
• Previous experience in a natural foods industry is a plus.
• Journeyman cutter or apprenticeship program completion is preferred.
• Advanced attention to detail, prioritization, and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to various situations and roles.
• Familiarity with Health Department guidelines and regulations.
• Basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
• Skills working with knives, tenderizers, grinders, and general meat machinery.
• Expert packaging and wrapping skills.
• Ability to cut and weigh various amounts of meat and seafood.
• Understanding of COOL compliance for seafood products.

Qualifications

• Must maintain the highest level of customer service at all times.
• Adaptable to high-volume retail environments and cross-functional teamwork.
• Initiative when problems arise.
• Physical demands: Sit rarely, stand continuously, walk continuously, drive frequently, balance frequently, reach frequently, twist occasionally, kneel occasionally, crouch/squat occasionally, lift/carry occasionally, grasp frequently, fine manipulation occasionally, push/pull occasionally, lower extremities never, repetitive motion right/left frequently, lower extremities never.
• Environmental conditions: Some extreme temperatures, some ventilation and exhaust fans.

Skills

• Customer service skills.
• Adaptability and problem-solving abilities.
• Attention to detail.
• Organizational skills.
• Math and weight measurement skills.
• Knife and meat machinery operation skills.
• Product knowledge and preparation skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with raises based on Fresh Thyme Market plan policy.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) plan with an employer match.

Pay

The actual rate offered will meet or surpass the legal wage requirement for the job's location. Rates range from $20.00 to $22.50.

Schedule

Varying hours/days as business dictates.