Meat Cutter Apprentice

Albertsons•Washington, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Cutter Apprentice is responsible for maintaining the desired level of fresh meat production, ensuring the cleanliness of the department and equipment, and providing excellent customer service. This role involves ensuring product quality, freshness, safety, and selection. The apprentice will learn and perform various meat cutting, grinding, weighing, and wrapping procedures while adhering to company policies and regulations.

Requirements

Ability to be friendly, courteous, tactful, and maintain composure in dealing with customers and co-workers.
Working knowledge of all job duties within the Meat Department including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
Ability to communicate orally and read and follow written work assignments.
Good understanding of overall company practices and Meat Department policies and procedures.
Ability to judge and react to business activity.
Knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling, and department policies and procedures.
Frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 80 lbs.
Bend, stoop, and reach frequently and occasionally climb ladders.
Push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, high boys, and pallet jacks.
Perform repetitious arm movement to prepare and package products.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary.
Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
Knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
Knowledge of taste, content, and perishability of products, safety and sanitation procedures, and department policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to input order and inventory and print labels.
Utilizes saws, cutters, grinders, and other cutting and wrapping equipment.
Utilizes cleaning supplies and equipment.
Utilizes safety cutters.
Requires use of safety gloves.

Responsibilities

Adhere to Company and Division customer service programs to meet or exceed Division customer service goals.
Handle customer relations in a positive manner, including effective resolution of customer complaints and reporting to the Meat Manager or Store Director as appropriate.
Promote Albertson's philosophy of personalized service.
Receive and break down loads, checking for quality and quantity.
Maintain product quality by ensuring compliance with Company policies and federal and state regulations on storage and temperatures.
Cut, grind, weigh, and wrap fresh meat products according to proper procedure to ensure product quality.
Control shrink and expenses.
Prevent the sale of out of date or spoiled product.
Accurately complete and monitor daily log sheet and other required paperwork and logs.
Maintain and organize the meat department cooler and freezer.
Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor, work area, cooler, freezer, equipment, and retail cases.
Ensure that product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation, and wrapping standards are met.
Ensure proper merchandising of product by understanding and implementing schematics, merchandising of advertised items, proper signing procedures, and monitoring product flow.
Comply with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations, and Company policies.
Follow Company policies in pricing and handling re-worked and reduced-to-clear items.
Comply with all federal, state, and local health, and food handling and safety standards.
Assist customers by taking and filling special orders.
Make product suggestions and engage in suggestive selling.
Answer and respond to incoming calls appropriately.
Perform all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity.
Perform other necessary and required duties.