Meat Cutter FT

Southeastern Grocers; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer is looking for a Meat Cutter to enhance customer satisfaction through quality service and meat preparation. The role involves cutting, packaging, and ensuring compliance with safety standards while maintaining a clean work environment. Candidates should be customer-oriented and possess a strong sense of integrity.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Cut and package meat to specifications.
• Provide courteous service to customers.
• Observe safety standards while working with equipment.

Skills

Customer-oriented

Integrity

Reliability

Job description

Overview

Southeastern Grocers is committed to a culture of belonging and fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate differences. As a great place to work, we empower everyone to be their full, authentic selves. Read our Belonging, Inclusion and Diversity Statement here.

Job Title: Meat Cutter

Location: Retail Grocery Location

Position Overview

The meat cutter is responsible for increasing customer confidence and loyalty by providing courteous and prompt service, consistent operating conditions, and a friendly atmosphere. Under supervision, this position cuts meat to specifications for variety, size, quality, and trim.

Primary Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Provide continuous attention to customer needs; greet, assist, and thank customers in a prompt, courteous, and friendly manner.
• Prepare and package food products and process customer orders to their specifications; process fresh meats, smoked meats, seafood, random weight, lunchmeat, frozen food, and salted meats to production standards.
• Receive and breakdown meat deliveries.
• Utilize peak time performance cutting lists to cut and trim all products as directed by company standards.
• Properly wrap, weigh, and price product as needed.
• Properly cube, slice, and grind meat as needed.
• Observe local, state, and government weights and measure laws, sanitation standards, grinding logs, and Country of Origin Labeling.
• Observe safety standards while working with power equipment.
• Offer product suggestions when appropriate.
• Stock and rotate department products to ensure freshness and date control; restock and use supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and maintain the lowest supply cost.
• Operate department equipment and tools.
• Keep work area clean, orderly, and free from safety hazards; report faulty equipment and hazards to management.
• Notify management of team member theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized markdowns, property defacement, or any action that is illegal and/or against company policy.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
• Ability to understand and follow English instructions.
• Authorization to work in the United States or the ability to obtain the same.
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug testing and background check.

Preferred:

• High standard of integrity and reliability.

Required Behaviors

• Lives the Values by embracing the essence of the company and demonstrating a commitment to the company’s goals and values.
• Unifies and motivates team through praise and recognition of success with immediate feedback to build an environment of trust.
• Business-driven showing passion for the business, delivering results consistently.
• Customer-oriented by passionately demonstrating that the customer comes first—always putting the customer’s needs above all else.
• People Passion through consistently treating others with respect and dignity.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Compliance with all company policies and procedures.