MEAT CUTTER

La Huerta Market; Kent (WA); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

La Huerta Market seeks a skilled butcher to weigh, cut, and prepare meat, serving customers and ensuring spotless displays.

The role requires prior meat-cutting experience, valid Food Worker Card and Meat Cutter License, and the ability to work a flexible schedule including holidays and weekends. Candidates should be fluent in English and Spanish, maintain safety standards, and help maintain inventory and labeling across the department.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a meat cutter in a professional environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Must have Food Workers Card and Meat Cutter License.

Responsibilities

• Weigh, cut, and slice meat according to manager specifications and client preferences.
• Keep all displays and equipment clean and sanitized and follow health and safety regulations.
• Maintain inventory and ensure freshness of meat and timely orders.
• Advise customers on cuts and preparation; supervise assistants when required.
• Label products with price, date, and expiration information.

Skills

Meat cutting

Teamwork

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Food Worker Card

Meat Cutter License

Tools

Meat slicers

Scales

Meat department machinery

Job description

The Butcher is responsible for weighing, cutting, preparing, and serving meat while attending to our customers and ensuring all displays and equipment are clean and sanitized . Health and safety regulations must be followed extremely carefully in the meat department, they must have excellent attention to detail to ensure every cut of meat is up to quality standards.

Requirements

• Previousexperienceas a meat cutterorina meat department positionin a professional environment
• Good communicationskillsand ability for teamwork
• Food Workers Card
• Meat Cutters License
• Have reliable commute to work
• Physical:mustbe able to stand and move around during the day,liftand carry up to 30 lbs.
• Language:Understand and speak English and Spanish
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, especially around holidays and weekends
• Know how toproperly useandmaintainmeat department machinery such as slicers, scales, etc. or willingness to learn
• Have experienceand knowledge ofbasiccuts of meatforcow, sheep,pig, etc.
• Have experience with basic knife cutting techniques (Slicing, filleting, cutting, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Maintaining an active Food Workers Card*
• Maintaining an active MeatCutterLicense**
• Have a positive attitude towards safety, follow all health and safety regulations and/or policies to ensure the well-being of others and self
• Attend work with company provided uniform and have a tidy appearancewhich includes trimmed nails
• Weigh, cut,and slice meat according tomanager specifications and client preferences
• Fulfill special meat orders with detail to specificcutsandpreparation
• Advice customers on the different cuts of meat, preparation, andother questions they may have
• Debone, fillet, and preparecuts of meat in a wide varietyaccording to quality standards
• Label all meat products correctlywith essential information such as price, date packaged, and date ofexpiration
• Package meat in a safe and attractive way foralldisplay cases
• Complete daily checks for meat quality, checkingexpirationdates, and cleaning all display cases
• Make sure all workspaces, equipment, and meat storage areas are sanitized and cleaned consistently
• Keepan accurateand precise inventory of meatand suppliesto ensure there is enough for day-to-day operations and special orders, report anything needed to store manager
• Weigh and register any losses, consistently rotate all stock of meat to ensure freshness and keep losses to a minimum
• Receiveand quality check allmeat shipmentsto guarantee freshness
• Supervise meatcutterassistants to ensure the meat department is running smoothly
• Complete other tasks as needed underthe manager’s instructions