South Circle Save A Lot Meat Cutter

Leevers Supermarkets, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Leevers Supermarkets, Inc. is seeking a Meat Cutter in Colorado Springs to support the Meat Manager in day-to-day operations. You will cut, prep, and display meat products while ensuring high quality and adherence to Leevers policies.

The role requires strong customer service, teamwork, and the ability to train others. Responsibilities include inventory upkeep, sanitation, proper labeling, cold-chain management, and potential multi-store assignment.

Qualifications

• Must have 18+ years of age and a High School diploma or equivalent.
• Two years of meat-cutting experience with hand tools and power equipment.
• Comprehensive product knowledge and ability to train other team members.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service and leadership abilities.
• Dependable and flexible with a uniform dress code.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and places meat cuts and products for display per policy to attract customers.
• Maintain inventory levels for meat products and supplies.
• Ensure compliance with city codes, health regulations, and weights & measures.
• Breaks, cuts, boning, makes chorizo, and grinders meat as required.
• Ensure freshness and high product quality; maintain sanitation standards.
• Use knives and power equipment to cut and package beef, pork, and poultry per policy.
• Ensure displays and signs are updated and meat is merchandised to maximize sales.
• Rotate dated products and manage storage in display and cooler.
• Wraps, weighs, and prices cuts; labels packages according to COOL, USDA, and Leevers standards.
• Receives, inspects, and stores meat to maintain cold chain and quality.
• Maintain clean, safe environment for customers and employees; build positive relationships.
• May work in more than one store.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership

Communication skills

Dependable

Flexible

Uniform dress code

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Knives

Slicers

Grinders

Cubing machine

Power saw

Job description

Title: Meat Cutter

Reports To: Meat Manager

Purpose

The Meat Cutter will assist the Meat Manager for the proper operation of the Meat Department. This person will cut and work to achieve satisfactory operating results, which comply with company procedures, policies and execute company goals. The Meat Cutter will act as role model of professionalism, ethical behavior, and effective decision-making at all times

Responsibilities

• Prepares and places meat cuts and products in display counter according to company policy & procedures so they will appear attractive and appealing to the customers.
• Will assist the Meat Manager maintain an adequate inventory level for meat products and supplies
• Enforcing established programs, which comply with city codes, health regulations, weights and measure regulations and ensuring standards in all departments are being met
• Breaking, cutting, boning, making chorizo and grinding meat as required
• Ensuring freshness and high product quality
• Using knives and power equipment, cuts and/or packages authorized beef, pork and poultry items according to Leevers policies and procedures.
• Ensures that displays and case signs are updated appropriately, and that meat is merchandised and presented to maximize sales.
• Maintains proper date rotation for dated and undated products per Leevers policy, both in the display case and in the storage cooler.
• Wraps, weighs and prices cuts of meat.
• Labels packages according to COOL, USDA and Leevers standards.
• Receives, inspects, and stores meat upon delivery, to maintain cold chain and ensure meat quality.
• Ensures excellent sanitation and quality standards are met daily and adhered to per Leevers policy.
• Maintaining a clean and safe environment for customers and employees
• Building and maintaining a positive working relationship with employees and peers
• Great customer service
• Protect company property, funds and merchandise at all times.
• May be assigned to work in more than one store.

Relevant Experience, Education, Certification, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be 18 years of age
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Two years of previous experience cutting meat including using hand tools and power equipment, such as knives, slicers, grinders, cubing machine and power saw.
• Comprehensive product knowledge and ability to train other meat team members. Previous training / supervisory experience a plus.
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Excellent Customer Service and Leadership Skills
• Must be dependable and flexible
• Must adhere to uniform dress code

Leadership Competencies

Thought Leadership: Must be able to understand quickly, figure things out and resolve issues

Results Leadership: Must have a good attitude about working, demonstrate ability to accomplish goals and be able to work using the best methods as shown by the store managers and satisfy customers without fail.

People Leadership: Must respect and work well with manager, co-workers, and customers. Share information and be willing to teach others.

Personal Leadership: Must follow all rules, policies and possess the desire to learn new people every day.

Physical Requirements

• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment with a standard temperature of 38-45 degrees.
• Requires the ability to reach, bend, balance, lift and transport various objects weighing up to 30 lbs repeatedly throughout the shift; at times, product weight may reach 100 lbs. Requires the ability to move heavy product with assistance.
• Must have the ability to stand, walk and / or move about for extended periods of time.
• Requires the ability to push, pull, grasp and use sawing motions for extended periods of time.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and/or location. COLORADO