30223 Meat Cutter II / FT - Florissant, MO

Save A Lot • Florissant, MO

108d • $19 - $24

About The Position

The Meat Cutter ensures the store’s meat department operates at company standards, driving sales and maximizing profitability. The role delivers a high level of customer service and satisfaction 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 involves preparing, wrapping, weighing, pricing, labeling, displaying, and storing meat products; assisting with ordering; maintaining product rotation and quality; and following company procedures for food safety, sanitation, merchandising, and inventory. Other duties may include work in additional store areas or locations as needed.

Most work takes place in a temperature-controlled environment of 38–45 degrees. The job requires extended periods of standing, walking, reaching, bending, twisting, lifting, transporting, pushing, pulling, grasping, and sawing motions. Team members repeatedly handle objects weighing up to 30 pounds, and product may sometimes weigh up to 100 pounds; assistance is required to move heavy product.

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.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English and demonstrate effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be dependable and flexible, 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 a uniform dress code.
• Ability to reach, bend, twist, balance, lift, and transport objects weighing up to 30 pounds repeatedly during a shift; 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

• Experience safely using manual pallet jacks, hand tools, and power equipment, including knives, wrappers, scales, slicers, a cubing machine, and a power saw where certified to cut meat.
• Spanish or other language proficiency.
• Company work history will be strongly considered, including attendance, work performance, safety, policy compliance, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Use knives and power equipment to cut and/or package authorized beef, pork, and poultry items according to company policies and procedures.
• Wrap, weigh, and price cuts of meat according to company and pricing guidelines.
• Label packages according to COOL, USDA, and company standards.
• Ensure displays and case signs are updated, and merchandise and present meat to established standards with a focus on maximizing sales.
• Assist with product ordering.
• Maintain proper date rotation for dated and undated products in display cases and storage coolers.
• Prepare and place meat cuts and products in the display counter according to company procedures so they appear attractive to customers.
• Receive, inspect, and store meat deliveries to maintain the cold chain and ensure meat quality.
• Meet daily sanitation and quality standards in accordance with company policy.
• Follow and execute company policies and procedures, including those for COOL, food safety, sanitation, meat/produce scale operation, markdowns, inventory processes, Meat POGs, the Meat Cutter Resource Manual, Daily Manager Signoff, and the Meat Cutting List.
• Perform other perishable and non-perishable duties as needed to maintain optimal store performance.
• Protect company property, funds, and merchandise.
• Work in more than one store and in other areas of the store when assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Team members who are full-time or average 30 or more hours per week are eligible for health and welfare benefits.
• 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED