Precision Meat Cutter — Portion & QC Expert

Gordon Food Service; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Halperns' Steak & Seafood in Ft. Lauderdale, FL seeks a skilled meat production associate to portion boneless cuts and support daily processing operations.

You will work with supervisors to schedule production, trim and portion meat, inspect for defects, and ensure customer specs are met. Strong teamwork and adherence to QC procedures are essential, with a 1:00pm start to finish schedule on Sundays through Fridays.

Qualifications

• Must have working knowledge of production equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to portion all boneless cuts of meat.
• Ability to reduce processing costs by cutting and sizing portions accurately with good yields.
• Ability to problem solve in trimming and substitutions.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment.
• Must be a team player and communicate effectively in English.
• Understand Meat Buyer’s Guide specs and apply to internal product specs.
• Follows company Quality Control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Schedule production with supervisors and production managers.
• Trim, portion, and package subprimals of beef, pork, lamb and veal.
• Inspect meat products for defects and read customer instructions.
• Perform Quality Control checks and report defects.
• Weigh and label containers; follow product specifications.
• Operate and maintain cutting tools and equipment.

Skills

Production scheduling

Meat portioning

Quality control

Reading customer specs

Team collaboration

English communication

Problem solving

Safety and compliance

Tools

Knife

Cleaver

Scale

Vacuum packaging machine

Tenderizer

Flattener

Meat hook

Job description

Halperns' Steak & Seafood in Ft. Lauderdale, FL seeks a skilled meat production associate to portion boneless cuts and support daily processing operations.

You will work with supervisors to schedule production, trim and portion meat, inspect for defects, and ensure customer specs are met. Strong teamwork and adherence to QC procedures are essential, with a 1:00pm start to finish schedule on Sundays through Fridays.