Meat Cutter

Albertsons Companies•Scottsdale, AZ

3h•Onsite

About The Position

To maintain desired level of fresh meat production. Maintains cleanliness of department and equipment. Ensures customer service and product quality, freshness, safety and selection. Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson’s Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico’s Community Markets, King’s, Balducci’s, and Albertson’s Market Street. Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company’s success. Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Requirements

Ability to be friendly, courteous, tactful and maintain composure in dealing with customers and co-workers.
Requires working knowledge of all job duties within the Meat Department including cutting, wrapping, steaming, grinding, cubing, tenderizing and customer service.
Ability to communicate orally and read and follow written work assignments.
Requires a good understanding of overall company practices and Meat Department policies and procedures.
Requires the ability to judge and react to business activity.
Must have knowledge of product variety, standards, perishability, food safety, sanitation, labeling and department policies and procedures.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary.
Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
Requires knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
Must have knowledge of taste, content and perishability of products, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and procedures.
Good attendance is required.

Responsibilities

Adheres to Company and Division customer service programs to meet or exceed Division customer service goals.
Handles customer relations in a positive manner, including effective resolution of customer complaints and reporting to the Meat Manager or Store Director as appropriate.
Promotes Albertson's philosophy of personalized service.
Receives and breaks down loads.
Checks for quality and quantity.
Maintains product quality by ensuring compliance with Company policies and federal and state regulations on storage and temperatures.
Cuts, grinds, weighs and wraps fresh meat products according to proper procedure to ensure product quality.
Controls shrink and expenses.
Prevents the sale of out of date or spoiled product.
Accurately completes and monitors daily log sheet and other required paperwork and logs.
Maintains and organizes meat department cooler and freezer.
Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor, work area, cooler, freezer, equipment and retail cases.
Ensures that product quality, trimming, grinding, packaging, labeling, rotation and wrapping standards are met.
Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding and implementing schematics, merchandising of advertised items, proper signing procedures and monitoring product flow.
Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations and Company policies.
Follows Company policies in pricing and handling re-worked and reduced-to-clear items.
Complies with all federal, state and local health, and food handling and safety standards.
Assists customers by taking and filling special orders.
Makes product suggestions and engages in suggestive selling.
Answers and responds to incoming calls appropriately.
Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.
Other necessary and required duties.