Meat Cutter

Albertsons Companies • Glendale Heights, IL

24d

About The Position

As a Meat Cutter, you prepare fresh meat products and maintain quality standards. You cut and prepare beef, poultry, and other products for display, ensuring items are trimmed, packaged, and labeled correctly. You assist customers, answer questions, and fulfill special-cut requests.

You keep the department organized, stocked, and operating smoothly. The role uses knives, grinders, saws, slicers, and wrapping equipment to prepare products, monitor freshness, maintain displays, and keep work areas clean and compliant with food-safety standards. The work requires precision, consistency, and hands-on food preparation, including working in refrigerated environments and lifting up to 75 pounds.

This is described as an entry-level position with advancement opportunity. Starting rates are at least the local minimum wage and may vary according to location, experience, qualifications, and applicable collective bargaining agreements. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Prior meat-cutting or food-preparation experience is required.
• Ability to operate power equipment such as saws, grinders, and slicers while following training and safety guidelines.
• Knowledge of meat cuts and preparation techniques is required.
• Ability to work in refrigerated environments and maintain sanitation standards.
• Availability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Comply with company policies, including food-safety, sanitation, and dress standards.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 75 pounds.
• Customer communication skills, attention to detail, organization, time management, and familiarity with meat cuts, preparation methods, and cooking recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, trim, cut, and portion meat products, including beef and poultry, for display.
• Package and label products accurately and maintain product quality and freshness.
• Assist customers, answer questions, and fulfill special-cut requests.
• Operate knives and power equipment such as grinders, saws, and slicers, following training and safety guidelines.
• Use wrapping equipment to prepare products.
• Keep meat displays stocked and visually consistent.
• Maintain clean, orderly work areas and follow sanitation and safe food-handling practices.
• Follow company policies, safety requirements, regulatory guidelines, and dress standards.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Associate discounts.
• Training, career growth, and development opportunities.
• Health and welfare benefits for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Vacation and paid time off.
• Depending on service length, hours worked, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and company policy, benefits may also include vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, paid holidays, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed