Meat Cutter

Harp's Food Stores•Hot Springs, AR

11d

About The Position

The Meat Cutter supports meat department operations, including department readiness, staffing, supervision, price maintenance, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, financial goals, cleanliness, and safe equipment use. The role assists with ordering, replenishment, receiving, invoicing and accounting, back stock, reclamation and returns, damages and reworks, supply use, and inventory preparation. The Meat Cutter maintains merchandising and sales-floor standards through proper stocking and rotation, signing, displays, sampling, and department procedures. The role follows company and food-safety guidelines for fresh-food preparation, production, and processing, ensuring products are properly packaged or wrapped, weighed and/or priced, and labeled according to company and regulatory requirements. Equipment must be used, cleaned, and maintained according to required procedures. The position emphasizes problem-solving, safety, product quality, customer service, integrity, professionalism, dependability, and respectful teamwork. The employee is expected to support Harps’ mission by striving to exceed customer expectations and help provide competitive prices, quality and fresh products, friendly service, and cleanliness.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Ability to adapt to different situations and respond flexibly to shifting priorities and rapid change.
Ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.
Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner.
Ability to move, lift, carry, and place merchandise and supplies weighing up to 100 pounds without assistance.
Ability to frequently reach overhead and below the knee, and to push, pull, bend, stoop, crouch, and twist, with or without bearing weight.
Ability to occasionally squat, kneel, and climb.
Ability to perform continuous repetitive hand and arm motions, such as grasping, gripping, and turning.
Ability to stand and/or walk continuously throughout the shift.
Ability to visually locate merchandise and other objects and verify information, often in small print.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent preferred.
Three years of previous experience working in a meat market or retail grocery store preferred.

Responsibilities

Support meat department readiness, staffing, supervision, price maintenance, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, financial goals, cleanliness, and safe equipment use.
Assist with ordering, replenishment, receiving, invoicing and accounting, back stock, reclamation and returns, damages and reworks, supply use, and inventory preparation.
Maintain merchandising and sales-floor standards, including stocking, rotation, signing, displays, sampling, and department procedures.
Prepare, produce, and process fresh food according to company and food-safety guidelines.
Ensure products are properly packaged or wrapped, weighed and/or priced, and labeled according to company and regulatory requirements.
Follow equipment procedures, including cleaning and maintenance requirements.
Identify issues and use critical thinking and logic to obtain answers and resolve problems.
Produce high-quality products and services while following procedures that protect personal and others’ safety.
Deliver customer service, remove barriers to service, and look for ways to help others in accordance with SMILE Program guidelines.
Build respectful relationships, encourage teamwork and cooperation, and support colleagues.
Comply with company policies and procedures, including attendance, dress code, and safe-work practices; complete other duties as assigned.
Support Harps’ mission by working to exceed customer expectations and contribute to competitive prices, quality and freshness, friendly service, and cleanliness.