Meat Trimmer

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Hampshire Township (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood is hiring for a meat trimming position. The role focuses on cutting meat to customer specifications with high yielding skill and supporting the production team with trimmed product ready for further processing.

The job requires familiarity with meat cuts and strong teamwork, reliability, and a customer-service mindset to ensure quality and consistency on the line.

Qualifications

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

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

Skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Customer service

Reliability

Communication

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.

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.