Meat Cutter II / Full Time - New Port Richey, FL

Save A Lot•New Port Richey, FL

147d•$18 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Cutter ensures the store’s meat department operates according to company standards, driving sales and maximizing profitability. The role delivers high-quality customer service and satisfaction by following the company’s meat merchandising plan and trimming and preparing standard meat cuts as outlined in the Meat Cutter Resource Manual. The Meat Cutter demonstrates teamwork, interpersonal skills, and commitment to team success. The position involves cutting, packaging, pricing, labeling, merchandising, ordering, rotating, receiving, inspecting, and storing meat products. It also requires maintaining sanitation and quality standards and following company procedures, including food safety and inventory processes. Duties may include work in other store areas or locations and other tasks as assigned. Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment maintained at 38–45 degrees. The job requires standing, walking, reaching, bending, twisting, balancing, lifting and transporting objects, and using pushing, pulling, grasping, and sawing motions for extended periods. Team Members who are full-time or average 30 or more hours per week are eligible for health and welfare benefits.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Basic math proficiency, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability to read, write, and speak English, with 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 a 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, and/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—is preferred.
Company work history will be strongly considered, including attendance, work performance, safety, policy compliance, and performance management.
Spanish or other language proficiency is a plus.

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 meat cuts according to company and pricing guidelines.
Label packages according to COOL, USDA, and company standards.
Update displays and case signs, 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 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 necessary to maintain optimal store performance.
Protect company property, funds, and merchandise.
Work in more than one store or other areas of the store when assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.