Meat Cutter

JOB TITLE

Meat Cutter

REPORTS TO

Perishable Manager

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

N/A

OTHER CONTACTS

Store customers, NOTCH personnel, NOTCH patients, vendors, and representatives from licensing agencies

FLSA STATUS

Non-exempt

JOB SUMMARY

The meat cutter cuts, trims, and prepares consumer-sized portions of meat for appealing display in cooler cases.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learns and becomes an expert in all department equipment, hardware, software, and tasks
• Performs meat cutting functions; includes scraping and packaging products in trays, cubing steaks, grinding ground meats and cutting and processing meat according to industry standards and company policies.
• Identifies, wraps, prices, and weighs all department items per industry standards and company policies.
• Performs cutting responsibilities as directed.
• Stocks the fresh and frozen products using proper rotation procedures.
• Receives meat deliveries, codes, rotates, and puts in appropriate storage areas
• Responsible for ensuring clean equipment, tables, floors, grinders, coolers and production areas as required to exceed food safety requirements.
• Washes, rinses, and sanitizes all cases, wrap stations/area, scaling equipment, cooler, and cutting room, including disassembling and re-assembling equipment.
• Strictly adheres to all safety, health, weight and measure regulations.
• Observes temperatures of coolers cases and freezers and reports failures to management promptly.
• Monitors and reports if product information in scales is incorrect or incomplete.
• Maintains proper labeling of all department items, including proper listing of ingredients and company code/date policies.
• Learns and follows all coding policies.
• Labels packages according to COOL, USDA, industry standards and company policies.
• Develops product knowledge in all areas of the department, including cook procedures
• Makes price changes and maintain correct pricing books and scales as directed.
• Follows all company and OSHA safety standards
• Communicates any necessary equipment repairs or maintenance work
• Helps to accurately and completely maintain any mandatory department records and logs, such as the meat grind log.
• Assists with performing and managing a monthly inventory count of all products housed under the department designation.
• Assists with training all members of the department staff as directed by the department manager in accordance with company policies.
• Creates appropriate department signage and displays to help stimulate sales and customer interest and praise.
• Follows and helps enforce all edicts of the Employee Handbook and SOPs.
• Provides outstanding customer service at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Be available to work a flexible schedule that will shift as operation needs shift (includes working nights, weekends and holidays).
• Exceptional active listening and customer service skills
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, harvesting, and preparing food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques
• Knowledge of raw materials, productions processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales controls systems

EDUCATION

High School Diploma or GED preferred

EXPERIENCE

1 year meat cutting experience preferred

CERTIFICATE/LICENSE

N/A

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work is performed in a typical retail work environment
• Ability to lift weight up to 50 lbs. frequently
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, kneel, bend, reach as needed to perform duties
• Ability to work in different temperature control climate

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED

Meat saw, grinding machine, sharp knives, scales

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All applicants made a conditional offer of employment must cooperate fully with background investigations. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.

Reviewed with employee by:

Manager’s Name: __________________________ Date: ______________

Received and accepted by:

Employee’s Name: _________________________ Date: ______________

NOTCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.