Meat Cutter

Houchens Food Group•London, KY

20d

About The Position

The Meat Cutter is responsible for the meat operation, including preparing, storing, cutting, cleaning, and serving meat. The role helps maintain product quality and availability, supports inventory and purchasing records, controls shrink, and ensures that coolers, cases, and equipment are properly maintained and operating safely. The position provides friendly, courteous, and prompt customer service and communicates with the Meat Manager. No prior experience is necessary. The employer may conduct pre-employment background and drug screening.

Requirements

High school graduate or General Education Degree (GED).
No prior experience necessary.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to accept responsibility and account for one's actions.
Ability to adapt to change and work independently with minimal supervision.
Effective oral communication skills.
Customer-oriented approach and ability to follow company procedures.
Attention to detail, organization, reliability, and time-management skills.
Ability to work at a sustained pace, remain energetic and friendly, and complete assigned tasks under pressure.

Responsibilities

Monitor food distribution and ensure that guidelines are followed.
Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, and facilities.
Maintain coolers, cases, and displays by keeping them stocked.
Observe assigned shift hours.
Provide customers with friendly, courteous, and prompt service.
Maintain good communication with the Meat Manager.
Share responsibility for controlling shrink.
Properly record all hours worked and verify and sign the time ticket report.
Monitor food preparation and serving.
Assist in recording and maintaining accurate bookkeeping systems for weekly and monthly meat purchases.
Assist in maintaining records to control shrink through inventory and ordering.
Assist in inventorying all products on hand before preparing a meat order.
Assist the Meat Manager with four-week-period meat inventory.
Ensure products are rotated when received and stocked.
Ensure meat coolers and cases operate at the proper temperature.
Ensure proper safety procedures are followed.
Properly clean and maintain the meat department, coolers, cases, and equipment.