Meat Cutter

Houchens-Food-Group-Inc; Morristown (TN); On-site; USD 19,286 - 24,796; Full time

Job summary

Houchens Food Group, Inc. is seeking a Meat Cutter to support the meat department. You will assist in cutting, storing, and serving meat while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The role requires basic computer skills, reliability, and the ability to work in a fast-paced retail environment. Flexible scheduling and potential for both full-time and part-time hours are available, with emphasis on accuracy and customer service.

Qualifications

• Prior cutting experience preferred.
• High School/GED required.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, store, cut, clean and serve meat.
• Monitor food distribution and ensure guidelines are followed.
• Clean and sterilize dishes, utensils, equipment, and facilities.
• Maintain coolers, cases and displays by keeping them stocked.
• Provide friendly, courteous, and prompt service to customers.
• Assist in inventory and ordering to control shrink.
• Ensure proper rotation and temperature in meat departments.

Skills

Prior cutting experience

Stand/walk ability

Basic computer skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Education

High School Graduate or GED

Job description

Description

HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP, INC.

Meat Cutter

Department: Meat Job Status: Full Time or Part Time

• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Reports To: Meat Manager

Grade/Level: Amount of Travel Required: No travel required

Work Schedule: Flexible Positions Supervised: None

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for meat operation including but not limited to preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning, and serving meat.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Monitor food Distribution and ensure that guidelines are followed.
• Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, and facilities.
• Maintain coolers, cases and displays by keeping them stocked.

Observe scheduled shift hours as assigned by meat and/or store manager.

• Give all customers friendly, courteous, and prompt service.
• Maintain good communication with the meat manager.

Share responsibility for controlling shrink.

Assist in maintaining proper record to control shrink through inventory and ordering.

Responsible for assisting in inventorying all products on hand before prepaying a meat order.

Assist Meat Manager in taking a four-week period meat inventory.

Ensure that product is being rotated when received and stocked.

Ensure that all meat coolers and meat cases are running at the proper temperature.

Ensure that proper safety procedures are being used.

Properly clean and maintain meat department, coolers, cases and equipment.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.

Autonomy - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.

Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.

Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.

Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.

Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.

Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.

Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.

Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.

Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.

Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.

Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Education

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Experience

• Prior Cutting Experience Preferred

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Computer Skills

• Basic Skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Physical Abilities Lift /Carry
• Stand F (Frequently) 10 lbs or less F (Frequently)
• Walk O (Occasionally) 11-20 lbs F (Frequently)
• Sit O (Occasionally) 21-50 lbs F (Frequently)
• Handling / Fingering F (Frequently) 51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

Reach Outward F (Frequently) Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)

• Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally)
• Climb N (Not Applicable)
• Crawl N (Not Applicable)
• Squat or Kneel N (Not Applicable)
• Bend O (Occasionally)
• Push / Pull
• 12 lbs or less O (Occasionally)
• 13-25 lbs O (Occasionally)
• 26-40 lbs O (Occasionally)
• 41-100 lbs O (Occasionally)
• N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
• O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
• F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+hrs/day)
• C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

Houchens Food Group is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy. Applicants may request accommodations based on religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy.

Subject to pre-employment background and drug screening.