Montbello Save A Lot Meat Cutter

Leevers•Denver, CO

About The Position

The Meat Cutter assists the Meat Manager with the proper operation of the Meat Department, cutting and preparing products to achieve satisfactory operating results in compliance with company procedures and policies and company goals. The role models professionalism, ethical behavior, and effective decision-making. The position involves preparing, cutting, processing, wrapping, weighing, pricing, labeling, merchandising, and storing meat products. The Meat Cutter helps maintain inventory, product freshness and quality, required sanitation and safety standards, and compliance with applicable health, city-code, weights-and-measures, COOL, USDA, and company requirements. The role also includes providing customer service, working cooperatively with employees and peers, and protecting company property, funds, and merchandise. The employee may be assigned to work in more than one store. Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment maintained at approximately 38–45 degrees. The job requires extended periods of standing, walking, and moving, as well as reaching, bending, balancing, lifting, transporting, pushing, pulling, grasping, and sawing motions. Products weighing up to 30 pounds must be handled repeatedly, and product weight may sometimes reach 100 pounds; heavy products are moved with assistance.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Two years of previous experience cutting meat, including experience using hand tools and power equipment such as knives, slicers, grinders, a cubing machine, and a power saw.
Comprehensive product knowledge and the ability to train other meat team members.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Excellent customer service and leadership skills.
Dependable and flexible.
Must adhere to the uniform dress code.
Must demonstrate thought leadership: understand situations quickly, figure things out, and resolve issues.
Must demonstrate results leadership: maintain a good attitude toward work, accomplish goals using methods established by store managers, and satisfy customers.
Must demonstrate people leadership: respect and work well with managers, coworkers, and customers; share information and be willing to teach others.
Must demonstrate personal leadership: follow rules and policies and show a desire to learn new things every day.
Able to reach, bend, balance, lift, and transport objects weighing up to 30 pounds repeatedly throughout a shift; product weight may sometimes reach 100 pounds, with assistance required to move heavy product.
Able to stand, walk, or move about for extended periods.
Able to push, pull, grasp, and use sawing motions for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Previous training or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare and arrange meat cuts and products in display counters according to company policies and procedures so they are attractive to customers.
Assist the Meat Manager in maintaining adequate inventory of meat products and supplies.
Enforce established programs and ensure compliance with city codes, health regulations, weights-and-measures regulations, and department standards.
Break, cut, and bone meat; make chorizo and grind meat as required.
Maintain freshness and high product quality.
Use knives and power equipment to cut and package authorized beef, pork, and poultry items according to company policies and procedures.
Update display and case signs and merchandise meat to maximize sales.
Maintain proper date rotation for dated and undated products in display cases and storage coolers.
Wrap, weigh, and price meat cuts.
Label packages according to COOL, USDA, and company standards.
Receive, inspect, and store delivered meat while maintaining the cold chain and ensuring product quality.
Meet daily sanitation and quality standards and follow company policies.
Maintain a clean and safe environment for customers and employees.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with employees and peers.
Provide great customer service.
Protect company property, funds, and merchandise.
Work in more than one store when assigned.
Share information and teach other meat team members as appropriate.