Meat Cutter — Fresh Cuts, Prep & Customer Service

Whole Foods Market; Closter (NJ); On-site; USD 27,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Closter, NJ is hiring a Meat Cutter to cut, prepare, display, and sell meat products. You will maintain quality, assist customers, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Responsibilities include trimming, platters, merchandising, training apprentices, and delivering excellent service in a fast-paced store environment. Must lift 50 lb, stand/walk long hours, and work flexible shifts including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• 14+ months retail experience.
• Completed WFM Butcher Apprentice Program, or an equivalent training program.

Responsibilities

• Cuts, platters, and merchandises products (beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry).
• Prepares specialty meat merchandise (i.e. sausage, oven ready products, and cured meats).
• Checks product to make sure it meets WFM quality standards.
• Maintains sampling program.
• Monitors and assists in preventing spoilage.
• Mentors and supports assigned Meat Cutter Trainee(s).
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques.

Skills

Meat processing

Cutting skills

Quality awareness

Customer service

Teamwork

Time management

Food safety

Sanitation

Communication

Urgency

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Closter, NJ is hiring a Meat Cutter to cut, prepare, display, and sell meat products. You will maintain quality, assist customers, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Responsibilities include trimming, platters, merchandising, training apprentices, and delivering excellent service in a fast-paced store environment. Must lift 50 lb, stand/walk long hours, and work flexible shifts including nights and weekends.