Meat Cutter

Albertsons•Scottsdale, AZ

About The Position

The Meat Cutter maintains fresh meat production and department cleanliness while ensuring customer service and product quality, freshness, safety, and selection. The role handles meat products from receiving and preparation through merchandising and sale, follows company procedures and applicable food-handling regulations, and performs work safely and with honesty and integrity. The position is safety-sensitive.

Requirements

Working knowledge of Meat Department duties, including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
Ability to communicate orally and read and follow written work assignments.
Good understanding of company practices and Meat Department policies and procedures.
Ability to judge and react to business activity.
Knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling, and department policies and procedures.
Ability to be friendly, courteous, and tactful and to maintain composure with customers and coworkers.
Ability to perform basic mathematics and work with weights and measures.
Manual dexterity, good eye-hand coordination, and mental alertness to complete work safely and accurately.
Ability to frequently reach, lift, stack, and maneuver objects weighing up to approximately 80 pounds; bend, stoop, and reach frequently; occasionally climb ladders; push and pull fully loaded hand trucks, high boys, and pallet jacks; and perform repetitive arm movements.
Ability to operate computer software and electronic ordering devices to enter orders and inventory and print labels.
Ability to use cutting and wrapping equipment, cleaning supplies and equipment, and safety cutters; safety gloves are required.
Good attendance is required.

Responsibilities

Adhere to company and division customer-service programs and goals; handle customer relations positively and report complaints to the Meat Manager or Store Director as appropriate.
Receive and break down loads and check product quality and quantity.
Maintain meat quality by following company policies and federal and state requirements for storage and temperatures.
Cut, grind, weigh, wrap, trim, package, label, rotate, and prepare fresh meat products according to procedures and standards.
Control shrink and expenses and prevent the sale of out-of-date or spoiled products.
Complete and monitor daily log sheets, paperwork, and other required records accurately.
Maintain and organize the meat department cooler and freezer.
Keep the sales floor, work areas, cooler, freezer, equipment, and retail cases clean and sanitary.
Merchandise products according to schematics, advertised-item plans, signing procedures, and product-flow requirements.
Follow retail labeling laws, applicable regulations, company policies, and procedures for pricing and handling reworked and reduced-to-clear items.
Comply with federal, state, and local health, food-handling, and safety standards.
Assist customers with special orders, make product suggestions, and engage in suggestive selling.
Answer and respond appropriately to incoming calls.
Perform other necessary and required duties safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity.