Chicken Cutter

Shamrock Job Page; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Shamrock Foods Company is seeking a dependable poultry processing worker to cut, trim, and portion chicken for display and orders. You will handle breasts and whole birds, weigh products, and prepare items for wrapping by teammates.

The role requires experience in poultry processing or related training, and the ability to operate cutting utensils and pallets jacks safely. Evening, weekend, and holiday shifts are required.

Qualifications

• Must have reliable attendance and ability to work in a physically demanding environment.
• Two to three years of related poultry processing experience or training.
• Ability to use cutting utensils safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Cut and trim chicken carcasses to standard sizes and weights.
• Place finished cuts into containers for wrapping or further processing.
• Operate cutting tools including poultry saw and maintain equipment.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance and flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Skills

Reliability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Electric pallet jack

Forklift

Job description

This position is responsible for cutting and trimming chicken to size for display or as ordered by customer and places chicken in containers to be wrapped by other workers.

• Cutting, trimming, and boning carcass sections of chicken to reduce to cooking cuts such as breasts, whole birds, stew cubes, and grinding meat


• Performing cuts using various tools including a poultry saw


• Cutting and weighing breasts and whole birds for individual servings


• Regular and reliable attendance.


• Performing other duties as assigned to meet business needs

Qualifications.

• High school diploma or GED preferred


• Two-three years related experience and/or training


• Must have the ability of using cutting utensils and running an electric pallet jack or forklift.


• Must be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which are subject to evenings, weekends, and holidays

Physical Demands.

• Regularly lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds


• Frequently lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds


• Occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds.

Corporate Summary.

At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

Our Mission.

At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

Why work for us?

Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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