Food Production Worker

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Hampshire Township (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood is seeking a skilled meat trimmer to support the production team with trimmed product ready for processing. The role involves cutting meat to customer specifications, maintaining quality, and working in a refrigerated environment.

Candidate should have knife skills, knowledge of meat cuts, and be able to work well in a team, handling occasional heavy lifting and adapting to changing demands.

Qualifications

• Meat trimming and knife skills are required.
• Basic knowledge of meat cuts is required.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals.
• Commitment to work until the job is completed.
• Interacts well with others.
• Good team player.
• Results-oriented and detail-oriented.
• Customer-service oriented.

Responsibilities

• Identify deficiencies in raw materials.
• Identify product by proper name at sight and trim all loins.
• Label/identify sub primal cuts after trimming for next processing.
• Know basic cuts and trims that prep table is responsible for producing (stew, roasts, PTRs).
• Some heavy lifting required.

Skills

Adapt to changes

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Results-oriented

Detail-oriented

Customer-service oriented

Job description

Job Summary

Ability to cut meet to customer specifications with a high yielding level of skill. Support the production team with proper level of trimmed product ready for further processing.

Job Summary

Ability to cut meet to customer specifications with a high yielding level of skill. Support the production team with proper level of trimmed product ready for further processing.

Qualifications

Experience

• Meat trimming and Knife skills
• Basic knowledge of meat cuts
• Working in team environment

Skills

• Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals
• Commitment to work until the job is completed
• Interacts well with others
• Good team player
• Results-oriented and detail-oriented
• Customer-service oriented

Responsibilities

• Able to see deficiencies in raw materials
• Ability to identify the product by proper name at sight as well as the ability to trim all loins
• Ability to label /identify sub primal cuts after trimming to ensure product is ready for next step in processing.
• Knowledge of basic cuts and trim that prep table is responsible for producing (stew, roasts, PTRs, etc.)
• Some heavy lifting required

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• Heavy lifting activities for this employee
• The ability to touch, feel, manipulate fingers and limbs to operate various processing and material handling equipment is necessary
• The ability to smell is required, in order to detect levels of wholesomeness and spoilage
• This position requires the candidate to be in refrigerated processing and warehouse areas. These areas are cold and wet and exposure to moving machinery and sharp surfaces are a regular occurrence.