Meat Trimmer

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood in Irvine, CA is seeking a skilled meat cutter to trim meat to customer specifications and prepare high-yield product for the next stage of processing. This role supports the production team in maintaining quality standards in a cold, warehouse environment.

You will work in a team, follow safety guidelines, and handle some heavy lifting. Key responsibilities include identifying cuts, trimming loins, labeling sub-primal cuts, and ensuring materials meet prep

Qualifications

• Meat trimming and knife skills are required.
• Basic knowledge of meat cuts.
• Experience working in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Able to see deficiencies in raw materials.
• Identify product by proper name at sight and trim all loins.
• 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 (stews, roasts, PTRs, etc.).
• Some heavy lifting required.

Skills

Meat trimming

Knife skills

Meat cuts knowledge

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Adaptability

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.