Precision Meat Cutter & Yield Specialist

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Landover (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood in Landover, MD is seeking a meat-cutting associate to trim to yield specifications, label products, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance in a USDA-regulated environment.

You will pull materials, monitor inventory, report discrepancies, and maintain clean work areas while meeting deadlines for product readiness. Prior experience with portion cutting meat and strong basic math are required.

Qualifications

• Prior experience with portion cutting meat
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations and conversions to determine the amounts and sizes of products needed for orders
• Ability to read, write and communicate in the English language

Responsibilities

• Accurately cut to trim and yield specifications as specified by information provided by cut tickets
• Provide communication to the supervisor of any discrepancies between cutting tickets and normal customer purchases
• Pull raw materials and pre-cut inventory according to code dates and report any short shelf-life items to the supervisor
• Properly label all products and equipment to conform to all legal and safety regulations
• Properly and accurately record all necessary data to produce assigned cutting yield tests
• Accurately count product inventory levels and maintain levels set forth by the supervisor
• Ensure that all product specifications are being met according to guidelines
• Maintain work areas in compliance with U.S.D.A. guidelines
• Assemble and tear down any equipment in the work area at the beginning and/or end of your shift
• Properly clean, store and maintain all knives, scales, etc. assigned to you
• Manage profitability by achieving product yields and meeting deadlines for product readiness
• Complete other duties as assigned
• To know and understand the company’s safety and health goals and its objectives. Assist the company in achieving these goals by participating in the safety program
• To help develop and follow all safe work practices
• To give a written report of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts to management
• To report all accidents, injuries or illnesses to my supervisor immediately

Skills

portion cutting meat

math calculations

English language

adjust to changes

team player

detail oriented

customer-service oriented

Job description

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood in Landover, MD is seeking a meat-cutting associate to trim to yield specifications, label products, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance in a USDA-regulated environment.

You will pull materials, monitor inventory, report discrepancies, and maintain clean work areas while meeting deadlines for product readiness. Prior experience with portion cutting meat and strong basic math are required.