Meat Cutter

Halperns Steak and Seafood Company LLC; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Halperns Steak & Seafood is hiring a Meat Cutter in Grand Prairie, TX. You will cut beef and pork into primal cuts, inspect for defects, and maintain strict cleanliness and safety standards. You will work with supervisors to schedule production and ensure customer specifications are met.

The role requires reading and following customer instructions, QA checks, and adherence to HACCP, SQF, and Occupational Health & Safety regulations. Strong English communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Must have working knowledge of production equipment.
• Able to portion boneless cuts accurately and timely.
• Excellent problem-solving in trimming and substitutions.
• Capable of working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Able to communicate effectively in English.
• Familiar with Meat Buyer’s Guide specs.

Responsibilities

• Schedules production with supervisors and managers.
• Cuts beef and pork into primal cuts per customer specs.
• Inspects meat products for defects and removes them.
• Separates meats into specified containers and seals.
• Uses knives, cleavers, or other equipment for trimming.
• Ensures accurate yields and meets customer specs.
• Performs QA checks and reports defects to supervisors.
• Follows HACCP and SQF and safety regulations.

Skills

Working knowledge of equipment

Portion boneless cuts accurately

Problem solving in trimming

Team player

English communication

Understand Meat Buyer’s Guide specs

Tools

Knife Cut

Glove

Portion Scale

Tenderizer

Flattener

Vacuum Packaging Machine

Meat hook

Sharpening Machine

Job description

Welcome to Halperns Steak & Seafood! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Meat Cutter Grand Prairie, TX Welcome to Halperns’! The dedicated employees who work at Halperns' are passionately committed to this business and the customers they serve. Being part of Halperns' means being part of something important, something unique, and something special. This commitment is made clear by the superior meat and seafood specialty products we distribute. There's a seat at our table for you…

Pay & Schedule

• Pay: $23/hr.
• Schedule: Sun-Fri, 9:30am to Finish

Position Summary

Meat cutters use an array of sharp knives and tools that they must keep sharp, clean, and strict about cleanliness as mandated by the company. Cutters prepare raw materials and trim them to the desired specifications/yield targets.

Essential Functions

• Works with supervisors and production managers to schedule production.
• Cut beef and pork into primal cuts for further cutting, processing, or packaging as per the customer's specifications.
• Inspects meat products for defects, bruises, or blemishes and remove.
• Separates meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
• Uses knives, cleavers, or other equipment to perform trimming.
• Reduces processing costs but accurately cuts and sizes portions with good yields and meets customer specs.
• Accurately read and comprehend all customer-specific special instructions.
• Perform Quality Control checks and communicate with supervisors and managers any defects.
• A meat cutter must follow and maintain all Quality Assurance, HACCP, SQF requirements, and Occupational Health & Safety regulations and ensure all employees under their department follow them.
• Weigh cuts of meat or known quantity of meat on a scale to determine if the scale is giving accurate readings; Perform a “cutting test” to monitor the meat quality and the workers' trimming skills.
• (Depending on request from Cost Coordinator/Operations Manager) Perform any other duties as required.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Must have working knowledge of production equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to portion all boneless cuts of meat in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ability to problem solve in terms of trimming and product substitutions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure, challenging environment.
• Must be a team player and possess a positive attitude.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbally, in English.
• Must demonstrate the ability to understand the Meat Buyer’s Guide specifications related to the company’s internal product specifications.
• Follows company’s Quality Control procedures.

Equipment / Tools / Technology

• Knife Cut
• Glove
• Portion Scale
• Tenderizer
• Flattener
• Vacuum Packaging Machine
• Meat hook
• Sharpening Machine

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Halperns' Steak & Seafood values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Halperns' Steak & Seafood customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Halperns' Steak & Seafood. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to [e-mail] and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

Halperns’ currently operates seven production and distribution facilities, which are located in Atlanta, Baltimore, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, Walton (KY), and Kalamazoo (MI). With a strong and established presence in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic areas of the United States, the company serves a variety of independent and national chain customers across much of the East Coast and beyond, and currently employs over 1,000 people.