Seafood Production Lead: Mentorship & Yields

Sysco; Landover (MD); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco is seeking an experienced meat production teammate to assist leadership in guiding daily objectives and to mentor team members. This role involves portion cutting, labeling, and maintaining compliance with safety and USDA guidelines while supporting efficiency and yield targets.

You will work with a team to ensure accurate cutting, inventory control, and data collection for yield testing, contributing to timely product readiness and safe work practices.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Direct the short-term flow and organization of the production area with the team.
• Cut to trim and yield specifications as per cut tickets.
• Report discrepancies between cutting tickets and customer purchases to supervision.
• Label products and equipment to meet legal and safety regulations.
• Record data to produce cutting yield tests.
• Count inventory levels and maintain supervisor-set levels.
• Ensure product specs meet guidelines and USDA standards.
• Maintain work areas in USDA-compliant condition.
• Assemble and tear down equipment at shift start/end.
• Clean, store, and maintain knives and scales.
• Assist profitability by achieving yields and meeting deadlines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Support safety program initiatives and follow safe work practices.

Skills

English language

Mathematical calculations

Attention to detail

Team player

Customer-service oriented

Job description

Sysco is seeking an experienced meat production teammate to assist leadership in guiding daily objectives and to mentor team members. This role involves portion cutting, labeling, and maintaining compliance with safety and USDA guidelines while supporting efficiency and yield targets.

You will work with a team to ensure accurate cutting, inventory control, and data collection for yield testing, contributing to timely product readiness and safe work practices.