Meat Cutter (Journeyman) - 1235 Airport Park Blvd., Ukiah, CA 95482

Save Mart Supermarkets•Ukiah, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Journeyman Meat Cutter meets daily production needs and quality standards for cutting and preparing meat. The role receives, stocks, cuts, grinds, wraps, weighs, prices, and merchandises meat department products. It also orders and stocks prepackaged deli items and frozen food products related to the meat department. The cutter packages products, prepares trays, weighs items for labeling, rotates inventory, removes out-of-date products, and helps maintain product freshness and availability while minimizing waste. The role assists customers with special requests and questions about products and services, and cuts and trims meat for display or to customer specifications using hand tools and power equipment. The position is based in a store environment at 1235 Airport Park Blvd., Ukiah, California. It includes working with meat department equipment and products, keeping work areas and equipment clean and sanitized, and instructing, supervising, and directing Apprentice Meat Cutters as required.

Requirements

Ability to comprehend and follow specific instructions.
Ability to perform simple and repetitive tasks.
Ability to maintain a workplace appropriate to a given workload.
Knowledge of meat, including primal cuts, poultry, fish, and prepackaged products.
Knowledge of special product needs that arise for seasons and holidays.
Knowledge of cooking and recipe trends that affect demand.
Knowledge of department food-safety and hazardous-materials rules and regulations.
Ability to use and care for professional cutlery, saws, tenderizers, grinders, wrapping equipment, and other department-related tools.
High school diploma or GED, or additional job experience.
Prior Meat Department experience, including cutting meat.
Availability to work a variety of required retail hours.
Ability to operate department equipment, including a grinder, pallet jacks, saws, scales, and register.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, stoop, use stairs, reach, pull, and lift objects; lifting up to 50 pounds is required.

Responsibilities

Locate meat portions in the walk-in freezer or refrigerator, move them onto a four- or six-wheel cart, and push the cart to the cutting room.
Use knives and, occasionally, a band saw to prepare specific cuts of meat from larger portions.
Set machines for proper pricing and labeling of meat packages.
Arrange packages on display and remove out-of-date or damaged packages.
Clean and sanitize work areas and equipment; wash, wipe, and clean tools, equipment, and counters; and sweep or hose floor surfaces.
Operate an electric tow motor to move pallets from the receiving area to storage areas.
Instruct, supervise, and direct Apprentice Meat Cutters as required.
Receive, stock, cut, grind, wrap, weigh, price, and merchandise meat department products.
Order and stock prepackaged deli items and frozen food products related to the meat department.
Package products, prepare trays, weigh items for labeling, rotate product, remove out-of-code products, and maintain inventory control and product rotation.
Respond to customer special requests and questions about products and services.
Perform other duties as assigned.