Meat Cutter - Full Time - - Store #41

Northgate Gonzalez Markets•Culver City, CA

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Meat Cutter supports the meat department by receiving, preparing, storing, and displaying meat products while maintaining quality, freshness, safety, and sanitation standards. The role also provides courteous customer service, follows company procedures and applicable regulations, maintains department equipment, and completes required training. The duties listed are representative and not exhaustive; the employer may assign other work-related duties as needed.

Requirements

High school education is preferred but not required.
Ability to successfully complete the employer-provided Meat Cutter Certification assessment during the hiring process.
Ability to perform arithmetic at the tenth-grade level, including calculations for cutting tests, percentages, ratios, tare weight allowances, invoice verification, and records or reports.
Ability to hear, speak, and understand spoken English to respond to pages, assist customers, answer telephones, and communicate effectively.
Ability to follow instructions for electronic equipment and tools, company handbooks, policies and procedures, and other written job-related documents.
Thorough familiarity with meat cuts and products sold in the department, including deli products and recommended uses or cooking methods, as well as store and department procedures and operations.
Ability to meet the described physical and work-condition requirements, including lifting up to 70 pounds, working in refrigerated areas and extreme cold, climbing ladders, and cleaning equipment.

Nice To Haves

California Food Handler Certificate preferred.
Forklift Certification preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Follow applicable local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations and company dress and appearance standards, including wearing approved hair and beard coverings.
Receive, weigh, and break down meat products according to approved procedures; help wrap, label, verify, and store received or prepared products.
Check meat vendor deliveries and invoices for item descriptions, sizes, quantities, and pricing; record invoice details accurately and secure signed invoices as directed.
Help maintain product freshness and quality, handle damaged or spoiled products according to policy, and work meat lugs daily to reduce shrink and improve gross.
Keep refrigerated cases and displays stocked and faced; code-date and rotate products in temporary storage to preserve quality and freshness.
Comply with weights and measures laws and follow department programs such as the known-loss tracker, shelf life, production planning, and Fresh Trax Grind Process.
Stay alert to customer behavior and report abnormal activity to a manager or security.
Greet customers and provide prompt, courteous service and assistance; contribute to a clean, attractive, and friendly department.
Maintain housekeeping, sanitation, safety, and conservation standards, including controlling excessive utility and water use.
Communicate with managers and associates, follow safety policies, and read safety postings and bulletins.
Use and maintain equipment in good working order; promptly report temperature failures and maintenance or equipment problems to the manager in charge.
Complete all Axonify/E-learning modules and trainings, and perform other work-related duties as assigned.