Meat Cutter - Full-Time

About the role

The Meat Cutter is responsible for processing, cutting, trimming, packaging, weighing, pricing, and labeling meat products in compliance with safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards. They maintain a clean work environment, ensure proper temperatures, and manage inventory levels to meet operational needs. The role involves achieving sales and profit goals, minimizing shrinkage, and providing excellent customer service through courteous interactions. They supervise and guide staff, support store operations as needed, and operate various meat processing equipment such as knives, scales, slicers, and band saws.

Responsibilities

• Process, cut, trim, package, weigh, price, and label meat products.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Ensure proper temperatures.
• Manage inventory levels to meet operational needs.
• Achieve sales and profit goals.
• Minimize shrinkage.
• Provide excellent customer service through courteous interactions.
• Supervise and guide staff.
• Support store operations as needed.
• Operate meat processing equipment (knives, scales, slicers, band saws).
• Comply with safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications & Skills

• Knowledge of meat preparation and cuts.
• Ability to read, write, perform basic math, and operate relevant machinery.
• Physical stamina for lifting, standing, climbing, and working in temperatures as low as 30°F.
• Experience with meat processing equipment and handling loads up to 100 lbs.
• Minimum 1‑2 years of retail meat preparation experience (preferred).
• Attendance, initiative, productivity, safety awareness, and strong values.

Schedule

First shift; work takes place in a grocery store environment.