Meat Cutter

Houchens Food Group; Lewisburg (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Houchens Food Group is seeking a Meat Cutter to accurately process and merchandise beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry, and seafood, while maintaining well-organized meat cases.

The role requires standing for long periods, the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, and proficient use of knives, saws, grinders, cubers and slicers. You will follow safety, pricing, and record-keeping procedures and work closely with the market manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in processing and merchandising meat cuts.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in temperature extremes.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Adherence to safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Correctly processes and merchandises all cuts of beef, pork, lamb, veal and poultry.
• Correctly processes and merchandises available varieties or seafood.
• Demonstrates proper ordering procedures.
• Establishes daily work assignments and priorities in the absence of the market manager.
• Receives and unloads truck deliveries using available equipment and according to established guidelines.
• Follows established guidelines for completion of all required forms, records, reports.
• Orders merchandise according to established guidelines.
• Stocks and straightens merchandise and supplies.
• Prices all processed, fresh, and frozen meat merchandise, including use of scale and proper price changing procedures.
• Operates all required tools and equipment in a safe manner.
• Trays and wraps all merchandise.
• Rotates merchandise as necessary according to product expiration dates.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties using available equipment.
• Identifies acceptable temperature ranges for all meat cases and coolers.
• Works in temperature extremes, (max low temp –10 degrees).
• Maintains a neat and clean work area.
• Performs all job functions at an advanced level or speed and accuracy.
• Performs all job functions with limited supervision.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing over 50 pounds.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Beef & pork processing

Seafood merchandising

Knife handling

Temperature control

Teamwork

Safety procedures

Tools

Knives, saw, grinder, cuber, slicer

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: MEAT CUTTER JOB

• Correctly processes and merchandises all cuts of beef, pork, lamb, veal and poultry.
• Correctly processes and merchandises available varieties or seafood.
• Demonstrates proper ordering procedures.
• Established daily work assignments and priorities in the absence of the market manager.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Receives and unloads truck deliveries using available equipment and according to established guidelines.
• Follows established guidelines for completion of all required forms, records, reports

Essential Job Functions

• Correctly processes and merchandises all cuts of beef, pork, lamb, veal and poultry.
• Correctly processes and merchandises available varieties or seafood.
• Demonstrates proper ordering procedures.
• Established daily work assignments and priorities in the absence of the market manager.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Receives and unloads truck deliveries using available equipment and according to established guidelines.
• Follows established guidelines for completion of all required forms, records, reports

Secondary Job Functions

• Orders merchandise according to established guidelines.
• Stocks and straightens merchandise and supplies.
• Correctly prices all processed, fresh, and frozen meat merchandise, including use of scale and proper price changing procedures.
• Operates all required tools and equipment in a safe manner, (knives, saw, grinder, cuber, slicer, etc.).
• Properly trays and wraps all merchandise.
• Rotates merchandise as necessary according to product expiration dates.
• Performs basic housekeeping duties using available equipment, (mops, brooms, floor scrubbing machines, sanitizing equipment, etc.).
• Identifies acceptable temperature ranges for all meat cases and coolers.
• Ability to work in temperature extremes, (for all meat cases and coolers, maximum low temp –10 degrees).
• Standing for extended periods of time to perform job functions.
• Maintains a neat and clean work area.
• Performs all job functions at an advanced level or speed and accuracy.
• Performs all job functions with limited supervision.
• Ability to lift and move items weighing over 50 pounds
• Other duties as assigned

Job Standards / Requirements

• Follows dress code.
• Follows written and oral instructions.
• Follows established safety policies and procedures.
• Works well with others.