Meat Cutter

Albertsons Companies•Sedona, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Cutter maintains the desired level of fresh meat production and ensures customer service, product quality, freshness, safety, and selection. The role includes receiving and preparing meat, maintaining department cleanliness and sanitation, merchandising products, and supporting customers. The position is safety-sensitive and is performed in a temperature-controlled store environment, with prolonged work in refrigerated areas and exposure to cutting equipment and other job-related hazards. Scheduled hours vary, and the employee may be required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

Ability to be friendly, courteous, and tactful, and to maintain composure when dealing with customers and coworkers.
Working knowledge of meat-department duties, including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
Ability to communicate orally and read and follow written work assignments.
Good understanding of company practices and meat-department policies and procedures, and ability to judge and react to business activity.
Knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling, and department policies and procedures.
Knowledge of basic mathematics, weights and measures, product taste and content, safety, and sanitation procedures.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Mental alertness to complete work activities safely and accurately.
Ability to frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to approximately 80 pounds; frequently bend, stoop, and reach; occasionally climb ladders; push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, high boys, and pallet jacks; and perform repetitive arm movements.
Ability to work for prolonged periods in temperatures ranging from 40°F to 50°F and handle products in areas as cold as 30°F, 35°F, 28°F, and -20°F.
Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as required; scheduled hours vary, and good attendance is required.
Ability to work safely around cutting equipment and other work aids, with hands remaining moist during much of the work time and frequent exposure to cold while handling products.

Responsibilities

Adhere to company and division customer-service programs, handle customer relations positively, resolve complaints, and promote personalized service.
Receive and break down loads; check products for quality and quantity; and maintain proper storage and temperatures.
Cut, grind, weigh, and wrap fresh meat according to procedures; control shrink and expenses; and prevent sale of out-of-date or spoiled products.
Complete and monitor daily log sheets, paperwork, and other required records.
Maintain and organize the meat department cooler and freezer, and clean and sanitize the sales floor, work areas, equipment, and retail cases.
Meet standards for product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation, and wrapping.
Merchandise products properly, implement schematics, display advertised items, follow signing procedures, and monitor product flow in compliance with labeling laws, regulations, and company policies.
Follow company policies for pricing and handling re-worked and reduced-to-clear items.
Comply with federal, state, and local health, food-handling, and safety standards.
Assist customers with special orders, make product suggestions, and engage in suggestive selling.
Answer and respond appropriately to incoming calls.
Perform duties safely, accurately, honestly, and with integrity, along with other necessary duties.
Use knowledge of meat-department tasks, including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
Communicate orally and read and follow written work assignments; understand department policies and respond appropriately to business activity.
Use basic mathematics and weights and measures, and apply knowledge of product variety, standards, taste, content, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling, and department procedures.
Operate computer software and electronic ordering devices to enter orders and inventory and print labels.
Use saws, cutters, grinders, cutting and wrapping equipment, cleaning supplies and equipment, safety cutters, and safety gloves.