Meat Trimmer

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood in Irvine, CA is seeking a skilled meat trimmer to cut meat to customer specifications and prepare trimmed product for the next processing steps. You will support the production team with high-yield cuts and maintain quality standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, adaptability to changing customer demands, and reliability in completing tasks. Applicants should be comfortable working in a refrigerated environment and able to perform some heavy lifting.

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 the 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

Adjust to changes

Commitment to completion

Interacts well

Team player

Results-oriented

Customer service

Job description

Job Summary

Ability to cut meat to customer specifications with a high yielding level of skill. Support the production team with a 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 the 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.