Meat Cutter Apprentice
$32,032–$41,808 year
On-siteWeston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Cut beef, pork, veal, poultry, and lamb to company standards while wrapping products, weighing, and pricing meat. Stock cases, freezers, and displays neatly; unload deliveries and store items in designated areas. Maintain back room, cooler, and freezer organization by monitoring temperatures, reporting failures, and rotating products first-in-first-out. Practice proper sanitation, exercise safe practices on equipment like slicers and grinders, and keep work areas clean and hazard-free. Notify management of theft, shoplifting, or property damage. Complete onboarding and e-learnings within 30 days of hire. Work a schedule based on store needs in cold, wet environments.
Required Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Must have knowledge of all cuts of meat.
- Complete training in the meat operations.
- Must be Servsafe certified.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English, with the ability to follow instructions.
- Ability to work a schedule based on the business needs of the store location.
- Authorized to work within the U.S.
- Commit to the 'Golden Rule' and work with other associates to build a strong meat team.
- Achieve the highest associate morale in the industry by working in a style that is Respectful, Supportive and Totally Team Oriented (RSTO).
- Have knowledge of various cuts of meat, including special cuts.
- Be able to cut beef, pork, veal, poultry, and lamb to company standards.
- Stock meat case, freezer, and other displays in neat manner.
- Unload meat delivery and store product in designated area.
- Keep back room, cooler, freezer, fans, drains, and display cases organized and clean. Along with monitoring the correct temperature and reporting refrigeration failure immediately to management.
- Keep all meat products in display cases, coolers and freezers rotated in accordance with company policy and product code dates and always make use of the oldest products first (first in, first out).
- Keep work area swept clean, orderly and free from safety hazards; report any hazards immediately to management.
- Practice the 'Cleaner's Creed' and proper sanitation procedures.
- Exercise safe practices on all meat department equipment and tools.
- Perform price changes, along with making and putting up signs.
- Notify management of associate theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized mark downs or property defacement.
- Successful completion of the onboarding/e-learnings and checklist within 30 days of hire/entering the department.
- Ability to use and interpret data on company programs and applications relating to the Meat Operations (such as Category Analyzer and Periscope).
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