Meat Cutter & Customer Experience Specialist

Kroger Family of Companies; Woods Cross (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Woods Cross, Utah seeks a Meat Cutter to join the team. You will cut meats to customer requests, stock and inventory department items, and help maintain department standards.

Excellent knife skills, basic math, and strong customer service are essential. You will work in a fast-paced environment, follow safety guidelines, and contribute to a safe, welcoming store experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction).
• Current food handlers permit once employed.
• Possess adequate knife handling skills and knife speed.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Cut meats to customer’s requests using proper cutting equipment.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of meat specials.
• Provide customers with fresh/frozen products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.
• Recommend meat items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in meat department such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines.
• Prepare food to company standards.
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review “sell by” dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipmentandnotify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Knife handling skills

Age 18 or older

Current food handler permit

Meat experience

Retail experience

Second language

Job description

Kroger Family of Companies in Woods Cross, Utah seeks a Meat Cutter to join the team. You will cut meats to customer requests, stock and inventory department items, and help maintain department standards.

Excellent knife skills, basic math, and strong customer service are essential. You will work in a fast-paced environment, follow safety guidelines, and contribute to a safe, welcoming store experience.