Meat Trimmer

Sysco Northeast Rdc; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast Rdc is seeking a skilled Meat Trimmer to support the production team with precise trimming to customer specifications and high yield. You will ensure trimmed product is ready for the next processing steps and maintain quality standards.

The role requires knife skills, knowledge of meat cuts, and the ability to work well in a team under refrigerated, fast-paced conditions. Heavy lifting is involved and reliability is essential.

Qualifications

• Meat trimming and Knife skills.
• Basic knowledge of meat cuts.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify deficiencies in raw materials.
• Identify product by proper name and trim loins.
• Label/identify sub primal cuts after trimming to ensure product is ready for next step in processing.
• Knowledge of basic cuts and trim that prep table is responsible for producing (stew, roasts, PTRs, etc.).
• Some heavy lifting required.

Skills

Adaptability

Perseverance

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Customer service

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Ability to cut meet to customer specifications with a high yielding level of skill. Support the production team with proper level of trimmed product ready for further processing.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• Meat trimming and Knife skills
• Basic knowledge of meat cuts
• Working in team environment

Skills

• Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals
• Commitment to work until the job is completed
• Interacts well with others
• Good team player
• Results-oriented and detail-oriented
• Customer-service oriented

Responsibilities

• Able to see deficiencies in raw materials
• Ability to identify the product by proper name at sight as well as the ability to trim all loins
• Ability to label /identify sub primal cuts after trimming to ensure product is ready for next step in processing.
• Knowledge of basic cuts and trim that prep table is responsible for producing (stew, roasts, PTRs, etc.)
• Some heavy lifting required

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• Heavy lifting activities for this employee
• The ability to touch, feel, manipulate fingers and limbs to operate various processing and material handling equipment is necessary
• The ability to smell is required, in order to detect levels of wholesomeness and spoilage
• This position requires the candidate to be in refrigerated processing and warehouse areas. These areas are cold and wet and exposure to moving machinery and sharp surfaces are a regular occurrence.