Meatcutter

Brookshire Grocery Company; Missouri; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage

Paid time off and flexible scheduling

401(k) plan with company contribution

Exclusive employee discounts

Scholarships and educational support

Access to a 205-acre outdoor recreation area

Job summary

A community-focused retail organization in Missouri is seeking a dedicated individual to handle meat processing tasks. The role involves cutting, packaging, and ensuring quality meat products while providing excellent customer service. Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED, along with a Food Handler certification. The company offers a range of benefits, including medical coverage and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of age required.
• Drivers must be 21 years or older.
• One or more years of related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Process meat by cutting, grinding, and packaging.
• Provide friendly customer service and fulfill special requests.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the work environment.

Skills

Safe operation of sharp tools

Effective communication

Attention to safety hazards

Education

High school diploma or GED

Food Handler certification

Tools

Precision hand tools

Non-precision hand tools

Job description

Company Overview

Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) is a community‑focused retail organization headquartered in Tyler, Texas, operating over 215 stores across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. BGC values your contributions, celebrates your work, and offers unlimited growth opportunities.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage
• Paid time off and flexible scheduling
• 401(k) plan with company contribution
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Scholarships and educational support
• Access to a 205‑acre outdoor recreation area

Job Summary

Processes meat products, fulfills special customer requests; ensures market and seafood cases are kept full, rotates and fresh with prepackaged meats; promotes customer service.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Process meat by removing fat, tenderizing, grinding, and/or cutting to proper thickness and size.
• Cut, weigh, package, and label product using precision and non‑precision hand tools.
• Clean, assemble, and prepare machinery and equipment for operation; operate machinery, regulate speed, and stop machinery at precise points.
• Check product for quality control and food safety standards; adhere to all governmental labeling requirements.
• Stack pallets and sort product into correct locations according to company efficiency standards.
• Provide friendly customer service by greeting customers, answering questions, and fulfilling special cuts of meat; make suggestions as requested.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to company safety procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to safely work with sharp objects such as knives and box cutters.
• Able to safely operate and maintain department equipment.
• Able to use non‑precision and precision hand tools.
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal form with customers and partners.
• Able to learn new systems, methods, and processes.
• Work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices promptly.
• Report any unremedied hazards to a supervisor immediately.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Drivers must be 21 years of age or older to operate company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy.
• High school diploma or GED and one or more years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education.
• Food Handler certification required.

Physical Demands

• Requires close vision, depth perception, and steady focus.
• Requires standing, walking, and using hands for reaching, touching, or handling.
• Requires steady hand for manipulating objects and using fine finger movements.
• Requires pushing, pulling, maneuvering, or lifting objects up to 40 lbs continuously; up to 75 lbs frequently; up to 100 lbs occasionally.
• Requires frequent talking and hearing; bending, kneeling, or squatting.
• Attendance at work is required.

Work Context and Environment

• Work generally performed in a retail store.
• Continuous exposure to equipment with sharp blades or edges.
• Continuous exposure to extreme cold (non‑weather).
• Continuous exposure to wet, slippery or damp conditions.
• Frequent exposure to cleaning agents.
• Moderate to loud noise level.

Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug‑ and alcohol‑free environment for its partners and customers. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or military status, or any other protected characteristic.