Meat Cutter

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service.

Essential Job Functions:

· Promote trust and respect among associates.

  • Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the store.
  • Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
  • Cut meats to customer's requests using proper cutting equipment.
  • Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
  • Inform customers of meat specials.
  • Provide customers with fresh/frozen products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.
  • Recommend meat items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
  • Use all equipment in meat and seafood department such as the refrigerators, freezers, knives, baler, u-boats, compactor, forklift, and pallet jacks according to company guidelines.
  • Prepare food to company standards.
  • Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
  • Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
  • Properly use kitchen equipment, band saw, cuber, meat grinder, computerized scale, robot coupe etc.
  • Order, label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
  • Ensure country of origin labels are correct for all meat/seafood products.
  • Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
  • Display a positive attitude.
  • Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
  • Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
  • Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
  • Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
  • Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
  • Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Starting pay is negotiable depending on experience

Minimum Position Qualifications:

  • Ability to handle stressful situations
  • Effective communication skills
  • Possess adequate knife handling skills and knife speed
  • Must be at least 18 years of age

Desired Previous Job Experience

  • Meat Cutting experience
  • Retail experience

Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Part-Time
Shift(s): Day

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Work Location: In person

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