Meat Cutter

Albertsons Companies•El Paso, TX

About The Position

The Meat Cutter maintains the desired level of fresh meat production while keeping the department and equipment clean. The role supports customer service and ensures product quality, freshness, safety, and selection. This is a safety-sensitive position because its duties could affect the health or safety of the employee or others.

Requirements

Be friendly, courteous, and tactful, and maintain composure with customers and coworkers.
Have working knowledge of Meat Department duties, including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing, and customer service.
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.
Have manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination.
Maintain mental alertness to complete work safely and accurately.
Know basic mathematics, weights and measures, product taste and content, product 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, cutting and wrapping equipment, cleaning supplies and equipment, safety cutters, and safety gloves.
Meet attendance expectations and work scheduled hours that may vary; nights, weekends, and holidays may be required.
Work around potential hazards from cutting equipment and other work aids.

Responsibilities

Follow Company and Division customer service programs, handle customer relations positively, resolve complaints effectively, and promote personalized service.
Receive and break down deliveries, check product quality and quantity, and maintain product quality in accordance with Company policies and federal and state storage and temperature regulations.
Cut, grind, weigh, and wrap fresh meat products according to procedures; control shrink and expenses; and prevent the sale of outdated or spoiled products.
Complete and monitor daily logs, paperwork, and other required records accurately.
Maintain and organize the department cooler and freezer, and clean and sanitize the sales floor, work area, cooler, freezer, equipment, and retail cases.
Meet standards for product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation, and wrapping.
Merchandise products appropriately by following schematics, displaying advertised items, using proper signage, and monitoring product flow; comply 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 with special orders, make product suggestions, and engage in suggestive selling.
Answer and respond appropriately to incoming calls.
Perform all duties safely, accurately, and with honesty and integrity, along with other necessary duties.