30187 Meat Cutter I / FT- Atlantic City, NJ

Save A Lot • Atlantic City, NJ

108d • $21 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Cutter ensures the store’s meat department operates to company standards, drives sales and maximizes profitability. The role delivers high levels of customer service and satisfaction by following the company’s meat merchandising plan and trimming and preparing standard cuts of meat according to the Meat Cutter Resource Manual. The Meat Cutter demonstrates teamwork, interpersonal skills, and commitment to the team’s success.

The position leads meat-department performance toward metric goals, supports ordering and merchandising, manages productivity and shrink, and coaches and trains others performing meat-related tasks. It also involves cutting, packaging, displaying, labeling, and storing meat in accordance with company policies and applicable food safety and quality standards. Work is generally performed in a temperature-controlled environment of 38–45 degrees. The role may be assigned to more than one store or to other areas of a store.

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.
• 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 occasionally 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

• Lead meat-department performance to achieve and exceed metric goals.
• Order products, merchandise the department, support productivity, and maintain shrink control to meet company and business-unit goals.
• Coach and train others who perform meat-related tasks in the department.
• Set and execute work priorities and direct the assignment of 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 products according to company policies and procedures.
• Keep displays and case signs appropriately updated and present meat to maximize sales.
• Maintain proper date rotation for dated and undated products in display cases and storage coolers.
• Prepare and arrange meat cuts and products in display counters so they are attractive to customers and comply with company procedures.
• Wrap, weigh, and price cuts of meat.
• Label packages according to COOL, USDA, and company standards.
• Receive, inspect, and store delivered meat to maintain the cold chain and ensure product quality.
• Meet daily sanitation and quality standards and follow company policy.
• Follow and execute company policies and procedures, including those covering COOL, food safety, sanitation, meat and produce scale operation, markdowns, 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 in more than one store or in other areas of the store when assigned.

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits for eligible full-time team members or team members averaging 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED