Meat Trimmer

Sysco; Vernon (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco in Vernon, CA seeks a meat production associate skilled in trimming to customer specifications and delivering high-yield trimmed product for the next processing steps.

You will support the production team, identify cuts, adhere to quality standards, and maintain safe, refrigerated work areas. This role requires teamwork, reliability, and the ability to adjust to changing customer demands in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with meat trimming and proper knife handling.
• Basic knowledge of meat cuts and portioning.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Able to see deficiencies in raw materials
• Identify product by proper name at sight and trim loins
• Label/identify sub primal cuts after trimming
• Knowledge of basic cuts and trim for prep table (stew, roasts, PTRs)
• Some heavy lifting required

Skills

Meat trimming

Knife skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Customer service

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.