30265 Meat Cutter I / FT Lakewood, NY

Save A Lot • Lakewood, NY

113d • $19 - $26

About The Position

The Meat Cutter ensures the store’s meat department operates to company standards, drives sales, and maximizes profitability. The role delivers a high level of customer service by following the company’s meat merchandising plan and trimming and preparing standard cuts of meat as outlined in 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 and supports ordering, merchandising, productivity, shrink control, coaching, training, work prioritization, and policy enforcement. It also involves cutting and packaging meat, maintaining displays and product rotation, receiving and storing deliveries, and meeting sanitation, food safety, quality, and company procedure requirements. Other store duties may be assigned, and the employee may work at more than one store or in other areas of the 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.
• Excellent customer service, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Must adhere to the uniform dress code.
• Ability to demonstrate, understand, and apply the workplace values of Simplicity, Heart, Performance Excellence, and Respect.

Nice To Haves

• One year of previous experience cutting meat, 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.
• Handle product ordering, merchandising, productivity, and shrink control to meet company and business unit goals.
• Coach and train others performing meat-related tasks.
• Set and execute work priorities and assign 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 arrange meat cuts and products in display counters to 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 daily sanitation and quality standards and follow company policies.
• Follow and execute company policies and procedures, including those concerning COOL, food safety, sanitation, scale operation, markdowns, inventory processes, meat planograms, the Meat Cutter Resource Manual, daily manager signoff, and the meat cutting list.
• Perform other perishable and 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