HSS12 (Humble) - Meat Cutter - Full time

H.E.B.; Humble, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Joe V’s Smart Shop in the Greater Houston area is seeking a Meat Cutter I to provide fresh, high-quality products and excellent customer service. You will cut, trim, tray, and merchandise meat daily while upholding food safety standards.

This role requires operating grinders, saws, slicers, rotating stock, and clear communication with customers and teammates. A Meat Cutting Academy certification is required. Apply today to join our team.

Qualifications

• Must have completed Meat Cutting Academy certification.
• Retail market / food experience preferred.
• Knowledge of JVSS Meat Cutter training aids and SOPs.
• Strong communication, customer service and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Cut, trim, tray meat for display; weigh, wrap and label products.
• Operate grinder, saw, slicer; rotate stock and maintain display cases.
• Ensure food safety and sanitation in all duties.

Skills

JVSS training SOPs

Product rotation

Sanitation

Communication skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Safety awareness

Flexible schedule

Initiative

Education

Meat Cutting Academy certification

Tools

Grinder

Saw

Knife sharpener

Tenderizer

Slicer

Job description

Overview

Joe V’s Smart Shop is a Division of H-E-B, the largest independent food retailer in Texas. Joe V’s operates 9 stores throughout the Greater Houston area, and our annual sales generate over 320 million dollars. Joe V’s, the small store that offers BIG savings, creates possibilities for our Customers and Partners to live a more enriched life by providing the lowest prices and highest wages. Joe V’s proudly stands by our mission to deliver the lowest grocery prices in the world for the smartest shoppers, so they can enjoy life’s pleasures.

Responsibilities

Job Summary: As a Meat Cutter I, you'll help provide the freshest quality products for the customer through a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing great customer service. You'll continuously cut, prepare, tray, and merchandise fresh product on a daily basis, while maintaining all department and food safety / sanitation standards.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions

Production

• Cuts, trims, trays meat for display, according to company standards
• Operates grinder, saw, knife sharpener, tenderizer, slicer
• Weighs / wraps / labels product packages for sale
• Rotates product in meat cooler, sales floor; ensures proper storage practices
• Consistently communicates to ensure the highest quality and freshness standards are met
• Generates production list and scans re-works
• Practices safety awareness; safely performs meat cutting duties at all times
• Performs other cross-functional Market duties as needed

Customer Service

• Provides great customer service by cutting meat products appropriately, labeling correctly, and keeping shelves stocked to have the best product available for the customer

Food Safety / Sanitation

• Cleans and sanitizes display cases; properly operates / maintains equipment
• Complies with department / store operating procedures and federal / state regulations

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements

Age Requirement

• 18+

Work Experience

• Retail market / food experience (preferred)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of all JVSS Meat Cutter training aids and SOPs
• Knowledge of product rotation, department / store sanitation, shrink awareness
• Strong communication skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks
• Ability to practice safety awareness and safely perform meat cutting duties at all times
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Initiative

Education

Licenses/Certifications

• Successful completion of and certification from Meat Cutting Academy

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Function in a fast-paced, retail environment, in detailed and precise tasks
• Work with Customers, staying attentive to their needs
• Constantly stand, reach at waist, grasp
• Constantly be exposed to cold (non-weather) conditions
• Frequently be exposed to wet (non-weather) conditions
• Frequently push / pull with arms and make movements with ulnar deviation
• Occasionally walk, reach overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, pinch, and use fine motor movements
• Occasionally be exposed to loud noise
• Occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic materials
• Safely maneuver around moving mechanical parts
• Demonstrate the ability to lift 90 lbs, and manage in excess of 90 lbs
• While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as--Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day
• It is Partners' responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Last revised: 09/01/2021