Meat Trimmer

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast Rdc is seeking an individual to trim meat to customer specifications with high quality and yield. The role supports the production team by preparing trimmed product for the next processing steps.

The position requires familiarity with meat cuts, strong teamwork, and the ability to adjust to changing customer demands while maintaining safety and quality standards in a refrigerated processing environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Identify and label product cuts after trimming.
• Trim loins and prepare sub primal cuts for next processing steps.
• Recognize deficiencies in raw materials and address them.
• Familiar with basic cuts and trims produced at the prep table.
• Heavy lifting may be required.

Skills

Meat trimming

Knife skills

Team environment

Adaptability

Dependability

Communication

Detail-oriented

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.