Meat Cutter

Sysco•Atlanta, GA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for accurately cutting meat to meet specific trim and yield specifications as indicated by cut tickets. The Meat Cutter will also communicate any discrepancies between cutting tickets and normal customer purchases to their supervisor. They will pull raw materials and pre-cut inventory based on code dates, reporting any short shelf-life items. Additionally, the role involves properly labeling all products and equipment according to legal and safety regulations, accurately recording data for yield tests, and counting product inventory levels to maintain supervisor-set standards. Ensuring all product specifications are met according to guidelines and maintaining work areas in compliance with U.S.D.A. guidelines are key responsibilities. The Meat Cutter will also be responsible for assembling and disassembling equipment at the beginning and end of their shift, and properly cleaning, storing, and maintaining assigned knives, scales, and other equipment. Managing profitability through achieving product yields and meeting deadlines for product readiness is essential. The role also includes completing other assigned duties and understanding/participating in the company's safety and health goals and objectives, including developing and following safe work practices and reporting any unsafe conditions, acts, accidents, injuries, or illnesses immediately to management.

Requirements

Prior experience with portion cutting meat
Ability to perform mathematical calculations and conversions to determine the amounts and sizes of products needed for orders
Ability to read, write and communicate in the English language
Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals
Commitment to work until the job is completed
Interacts well with others
Good team player
Results-oriented
Customer-service oriented
Detail-oriented
Physical strength to lift and maneuver 50-60 pounds
Standing, stooping and climbing are regular activities for this employee
The employee must have the ability to negotiate throughout the production and warehouse areas unassisted without disrupting regular production and warehousing activities.
Normal levels of eyesight and hearing after correction
Color vision is required
The ability to touch, feel, manipulate fingers and limbs to operate various processing and material handling equipment is necessary
The ability to smell is required, in order to detect levels of wholesomeness and spoilage
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

Accurately cut to trim and yield specifications as specified by information provided by cut tickets
Provide communication to the supervisor of any discrepancies between cutting tickets and normal customer purchases
Pull raw materials and pre-cut inventory according to code dates and report any short shelf-life items to the supervisor
Properly label all products and equipment to conform to all legal and safety regulations
Properly and accurately record all necessary data to produce assigned cutting yield tests
Accurately count product inventory levels and maintain levels set forth by the supervisor
Ensure that all product specifications are being met according to guidelines
Maintain work areas in compliance with U.S.D.A. guidelines
Assemble and tear down any equipment in the work area at the beginning and/or end of your shift
Properly clean, store and maintain all knives, scales, etc. assigned to you
Manage profitability by achieving product yields and meeting deadlines for product readiness
Complete other duties as assigned
Know and understand the company’s safety and health goals and its objectives.
Assist the company in achieving these goals by participating in the safety program
Help develop and follow all safe work practices
Give a written report of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts to management
Report all accidents, injuries or illnesses to my supervisor immediately