Meat Cutter

Albertsons Companies•Lake Havasu City, AZ

About The Position

The Meat Cutter maintains the desired level of fresh meat production and department cleanliness while ensuring customer service and product quality, freshness, safety, and selection. The role involves receiving and preparing meat products, maintaining department inventory and merchandising standards, assisting customers, and following company policies and applicable health, food-handling, and safety regulations. This is a safety-sensitive position.

Requirements

Be friendly, courteous, and tactful, and maintain composure when dealing with customers and coworkers.
Have working knowledge of Meat Department duties, including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
Be able to communicate orally and read and follow written work assignments.
Understand company practices and Meat Department policies and procedures, and be able to judge and react to business activity.
Know product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling, and department policies and procedures.
Frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to approximately 80 pounds; bend and stoop frequently; occasionally climb ladders; push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, high boys, and pallet jacks; and perform repetitive arm movements to prepare and package products.
Have manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination, and remain mentally alert to complete work safely and accurately.
Know basic mathematics, weights, and measures, as well as product taste, content, and perishability and safety and sanitation procedures.
Operate computer software and electronic ordering devices to enter orders and inventory and print labels.
Use saws, cutters, grinders, other cutting and wrapping equipment, cleaning supplies and equipment, safety cutters, and safety gloves.
Maintain good attendance. Scheduled hours vary; nights, weekends, and holidays may be required.

Responsibilities

Adhere to company and division customer service programs and goals; handle customer relations positively, resolve complaints effectively, and report issues to the Meat Manager or Store Director as appropriate.
Receive and break down deliveries, checking product quality and quantity, and maintain product quality in accordance with company policies and storage and temperature regulations.
Cut, grind, weigh, and wrap fresh meat products according to procedures; control shrink and expenses and prevent the sale of out-of-date or spoiled products.
Complete and monitor daily log sheets and other required paperwork and logs accurately.
Maintain and organize the meat department cooler and freezer, and keep the sales floor, work areas, equipment, and retail cases clean and sanitary.
Meet product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation, and wrapping standards.
Merchandise products according to schematics, promote advertised items, follow signing procedures, and monitor product flow while complying with labeling laws, regulations, and company policies.
Follow company policies for pricing and handling reworked and reduced-to-clear items.
Comply with federal, state, and local health, food-handling, and safety standards.
Assist customers by taking and filling special orders, suggesting products, and engaging in suggestive selling.
Answer and respond to incoming calls appropriately.
Perform all duties safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity, along with other necessary duties.