Meat Trimmer

Sysco; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco in Irvine, CA is seeking a Meat Trimmer to support the production team by preparing trimmed product to customer specifications for further processing.

The role requires knife skills, knowledge of meat cuts, and strong teamwork. Candidates should be comfortable with heavy lifting and working in a refrigerated processing environment. This is a hands-on production position with attention to quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience with meat trimming and knife skills.
• Knowledge of different meat cuts.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Trim meat to customer specifications with high accuracy.
• Identify product by proper name and trim loins for processing.
• Label and identify sub-primal cuts after trimming.
• Ensure prepped trims (stew, roasts, PTRs) are ready for next steps.
• Perform heavy lifting as part of the production process.

Skills

Meat trimming

Knife skills

Meat cuts knowledge

Teamwork

Adaptability

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.