Meat Cutter I / Part Time - St. Louis, MO

Save A Lot • St. Louis, MO

145d • $20 - $25

About The Position

The Meat Cutter ensures the store’s meat department operates according to company standards, supports sales and profitability, and provides excellent customer service. The role follows the company’s meat merchandising plan and prepares standard meat cuts according to the Meat Cutter Resource Manual. It also supports team success through teamwork, interpersonal skills, coaching, and training.

The Meat Cutter helps lead department performance, including ordering, merchandising, productivity, and shrink control. The role cuts, packages, labels, displays, and rotates meat products; receives and stores deliveries while maintaining the cold chain; and follows company requirements for food safety, sanitation, quality, inventory, and department operations. Work may also include other perishable or non-perishable duties and assignments at other stores or store areas.

Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment of 38–45 degrees. The position requires extended periods of standing, walking, and movement, as well as frequent handling of products and use of cutting equipment.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Proficiency in basic math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Dependability and flexibility, including willingness to work in other store areas as needed with little or no advance notice.
• Excellent customer service, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Must adhere to the uniform dress code.
• Ability to reach, bend, twist, balance, lift, and transport objects weighing up to 30 pounds repeatedly; product may sometimes weigh up to 100 pounds.
• Ability to move heavy product with assistance.
• Ability to stand, walk, or move about for extended periods.
• Ability to push, pull, grasp, and use sawing motions for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

• One year of previous meat-cutting experience, including use of hand tools and power equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, cubing machines, and power saws.
• Spanish or other language proficiency.
• Company work history, including attendance, work performance, safety, policy compliance, and performance management, will be strongly considered.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager and follow direction from the Meat Specialist.
• Lead meat department performance to achieve and exceed metric goals.
• Order products, merchandise the department, support productivity, and control shrink to meet company and business unit goals.
• Coach and train others performing meat-related tasks.
• Set and execute work priorities and assign individual tasks within the meat department.
• Enforce meat policies and procedures in the assigned store.
• Use knives and power equipment to cut and package authorized beef, pork, and poultry items according to company policies and procedures.
• Update displays and case signs and present meat to maximize sales.
• Maintain proper date rotation for dated and undated products in display cases and storage coolers.
• Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counters so they appear attractive to customers.
• Wrap, weigh, and price cuts of meat.
• Label packages according to COOL, USDA, and company standards.
• Receive, inspect, and store meat deliveries while maintaining the cold chain and meat quality.
• Meet and maintain daily sanitation and quality standards.
• Follow and execute company policies and procedures, including COOL, Food Safety, Sanitation, Meat/Produce Scale operation, Mark Downs, Inventory Processes, Meat POGs, the Meat Cutter Resource Manual, Daily Manager Signoff, and the Meat Cutting List.
• Perform other perishable or non-perishable duties as needed to maintain store performance.
• Protect company property, funds, and merchandise.
• Work at more than one store or in other areas of the store when assigned.

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits for team members who are full-time or average 30 or more hours per week.
• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Team Member Referral Program
• Wellbeing Program
• Career development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED