Meat Cutter

Halperns' Steak & Seafood•Grand Prairie, TX

About The Position

Halperns Steak & Seafood is hiring a Meat Cutter in Grand Prairie, Texas. The role prepares raw meat materials by cutting and trimming them to customer specifications and yield targets. Meat cutters use sharp knives and other production tools, which must be kept sharp and clean, and follow the company's cleanliness requirements. The listed pay is $23 per hour, and the schedule is Sunday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. until finish. The Meat Cutter works with supervisors and production managers to schedule production, prepares beef and pork cuts, checks product quality, and helps ensure accurate portions and yields. The role requires following company quality assurance, food safety, and occupational health and safety requirements, as well as communicating defects and other production concerns to supervisors and managers.

Requirements

Working knowledge of production equipment.
Demonstrated ability to portion all boneless cuts of meat accurately and in a timely manner.
Ability to problem-solve trimming issues and product substitutions.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure, challenging environment.
Team player with a positive attitude.
Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
Ability to understand Meat Buyer’s Guide specifications related to the company’s internal product specifications.
Follow company Quality Control procedures.

Responsibilities

Work with supervisors and production managers to schedule production.
Cut beef and pork into primal cuts for further cutting, processing, or packaging according to customer specifications.
Inspect meat products for defects, bruises, or blemishes and remove affected portions.
Separate meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
Use knives, cleavers, and other equipment to trim meat.
Accurately cut and size portions to meet customer specifications and yield targets while reducing processing costs.
Read and understand customer-specific special instructions.
Perform quality-control checks and communicate defects to supervisors and managers.
Follow and maintain Quality Assurance, HACCP, SQF, and Occupational Health & Safety requirements, and ensure employees in the department follow them.
Weigh meat cuts or known quantities of meat to check scale accuracy.
Perform cutting tests to monitor meat quality and workers' trimming skills when requested by the Cost Coordinator or Operations Manager.
Perform other duties as required.