Meat Cutter (Journeyman)- 1631 Lander Avenue, Turlock, CA 95380

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Turlock (CA)

On-site

USD 25,000 - 41,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Save Mart Companies in California's Central Valley is seeking a Journeyman Meat Cutter to join its meat department. This role handles meat cutting, weighing, pricing, wrapping, and merchandising, while assisting customers with special requests.

You will stock deli items, maintain product rotation, and ensure freshness. The position requires ability to lift up to 50 lbs, flexibility for retail hours, and prior meat department experience. Competitive benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED required.
Prior Meat Department experience including meat cutting.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks.
Available to work varied retail hours and operate department equipment.

Responsibilities

Locate meat portions in the walk-in and move to cutting room.
Cut, trim, and portion meat using knives and band saw.
Price and label meat products.
Package and display products, rotate stock and remove damaged items.
Maintain clean and sanitized work areas and equipment.
Operate material handling equipment to move pallets.
Assist and supervise Apprentice Meat Cutters when needed.

Skills

Customer focus

Quality/Quantity of Work

Personal/Interpersonal Skills

Equipment operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Grinder

Cubing machine

Power saw

Job description

We are California’s largest regional, full-service grocery chain, founded over 70 years ago in Modesto, California, where our headquarters are still located today. With 194 stores across Central and Northern California and Western Nevada, our banners—Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx—are cherished regional brands, serving the unique needs of their communities.

It’s our 12,000 passionate associates who make our company a great place to work and shop. We prioritize investing in our people, stores, and neighborhoods, and work closely with local suppliers to bring fresh, quality products at affordable prices to our customers. Shoppers can access our offerings in-store, online, or through convenient home delivery and curbside pick-up.

The Save Mart Companies is part of The Jim Pattison Group, a family-owned, diversified holding company operating primarily in the U.S. and Canada and headquartered in Vancouver, BC. The Jim Pattison Group has a long-term strategic focus to see their companies succeed and grow. Together, our dedication to our associates and customers, commitment to growth and innovation, and our family traditions continue to thrive.

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

The Journeyman Meat Cutter is responsible for meeting daily production needs and quality standards in meat cutting and preparation of meat. This position receives, stocks, cuts, grinds, wraps, weighs, prices, and attractively merchandises meat department products. This role also orders and stocks prepackaged deli items and frozen food products that pertain to the meat department. The Journeyman Meat Cutter team member packages, prepares trays, weighs items to properly label, rotates product and removes out of code date products and ensure proper inventory control and product rotation to maximize product freshness and availability, while minimizing waste. This role is heavily relied on by customers to do special requests and answer questions about the products and services. This position cuts and trims meat to size for display or as ordered by customer, using hand tools and power equipment, such as grinder, cubing machine, and power saw.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Locate appropriate meat portions in the walk-in freezer/refrigerator, removes the individual pieces from their positions, places them on a 4 or 6 wheel cart, and pushed the cart to the cutting room
Use knives and occasional band saw to prepare specific cuts of meat from larger portions
Set machine for proper pricing and labeling of the meat to be wrapped
Arrange packages on display and removes any out of date or damaged packages from display
Clean and sanitize work areas and equipment. Wash, wipe, and clean tools, equipment, and counters. Sweep and/ or hose floor surfaces
Operate an electric tow motor to move pallets from the receiving area to storage areas
Instruct, supervise and direct Apprentice Meat Cutters as requiredPerform other duties as assigned

Someofour competitive offerings include generous benefits packages (Health, Dental,Vision, Life and AD&D, 401K), tuition reimbursement and scholarshipopportunities, vacation and personal holidays, and in-store purchase discounts.

Hiring pay range: $17.60 - 29.45

Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

Ability to comprehend and follow specific instructions
Ability to perform simple and repetitive tasks
Ability to maintain work lace appropriate to a given work load
Meat (to include primal cuts), poultry, fish and pre‑packaged products
Special product needs that arise for seasons/holidays
Trends in cooking and recipes that effect demand
Department food safety and hazardous materials rules/regulations,
Use and care of professional cutlery, saws, tenderizers, grinders, wrapping equipment and other department related tools

Education:

High School Diploma (or G.E.D.) or additional job experience

Experience:

Prior Meat Department experience to include cutting of meat

Other:

Available to work a variety of required retail hours; must be able to operate equipment used in the department (grinder, pallet jacks, saws, scales, register, etc.)

Physical:

Store environment: ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, stoop, use stairs, reach, pull and lift objects; requires lifting up to 50 lbs.