Meat Trimmer

Sysco Northeast Rdc; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Northeast Rdc in Irvine, California is seeking a skilled candidate for meat trimming with expertise in customer specifications. Responsibilities include identifying and trimming meat cuts, ensuring product readiness for further processing, and performing heavy lifting. Candidates must possess good knife skills and a basic knowledge of meat cuts, and be able to adapt to sudden changes in demands. This position involves working in refrigerated environments, requiring physical resilience and a commitment to safety.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of meat cuts required.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Ability to see deficiencies in raw materials.

Responsibilities

• Able to identify the product by proper name and trim all loins.
• Label/identify sub primal cuts to ensure product readiness.
• Knowledge of basic cuts and trim associated with prep table.

Skills

Meat trimming and Knife skills

Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands

Commitment to work until the job is completed

Interacts well with others

Good team player

Results-oriented

Detail-oriented

Customer-service oriented

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.