Primal & Custom Meat Cutter — 1st Shift

Talent With Heart; Mansfield (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent With Heart is seeking a Meat Fabrication Specialist – Primal & Custom Processing in Mansfield, OH. Pay ranges from $20 to $30 per hour, with a 1st shift Monday–Friday schedule.

The role involves breaking carcasses into primal cuts, processing custom orders, and maintaining strict food safety standards. Responsibilities include boning rounds and chucks, grinding, packaging, labeling, and proper storage.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of meat cutting or processing experience in a plant.
• Strong primal and subprimal breakdown skills preferred.
• Boning experience on rounds and chucks is a plus; training available.
• Solid understanding of food safety, sanitation, and HACCP.
• Able to stand, lift 50+ lbs, and work in a cold environment.
• Reliable and focused with consistent output.
• Experience on a fabrication line at a larger facility is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Break beef carcasses into primal and subprimal cuts for wholesale distribution
• Process custom orders down to retail and portion-cut specifications
• Perform boning work on chucks and rounds as needed
• Handle grinding, packaging, labeling, and proper product storage
• Keep knives sharp, clean, and properly sterilized throughout the shift
• Operate processing equipment safely and according to facility standards
• Follow all HACCP and FSIS food safety and sanitation protocols without exception
• Assist with end-of-shift cleanup and sanitization of the fabrication room and equipment
• Support cooler organization and load-out for wholesale and custom orders as needed

Skills

Meat cutting experience

Primal/subprimal skills

HACCP knowledge

Lifting 50+ lbs

Reliable and focused

Fabrication line experience

Tools

Processing equipment

Job description

Talent With Heart is seeking a Meat Fabrication Specialist – Primal & Custom Processing in Mansfield, OH. Pay ranges from $20 to $30 per hour, with a 1st shift Monday–Friday schedule.

The role involves breaking carcasses into primal cuts, processing custom orders, and maintaining strict food safety standards. Responsibilities include boning rounds and chucks, grinding, packaging, labeling, and proper storage.