Meat Cutter & Inventory Specialist

Houchens-Food-Group,-Inc.; London (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP, INC. is seeking a Meat Cutter in Kentucky to join our meat department. You will prepare, cut, store, clean and serve meat, while maintaining proper temperatures and sanitary standards.

The role supports daily operations with flexible scheduling, reports to the Meat Manager, and requires attention to inventory, rotation, and customer service. No travel is required and prior experience is not necessary.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor food distribution and ensure 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.
• Properly record all hours worked. Verify and sign the time ticket report.
• Monitor food preparation and serving.
• Assist in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems as far as weekly meat purchases and monthly meat purchases.
• 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.

Skills

Basic Skills

Education

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Job description

HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP, INC. is seeking a Meat Cutter in Kentucky to join our meat department. You will prepare, cut, store, clean and serve meat, while maintaining proper temperatures and sanitary standards.

The role supports daily operations with flexible scheduling, reports to the Meat Manager, and requires attention to inventory, rotation, and customer service. No travel is required and prior experience is not necessary.