Meatcutter

Brookshire's•Eastland, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Processes meat products and fulfills special customer requests. Keeps meat and seafood cases full, rotates products, and maintains freshness of prepackaged meats while promoting customer service. The role includes preparing, cutting, weighing, packaging, and labeling meat; operating and maintaining department machinery; checking quality and food safety; organizing products; and maintaining a clean, safe work environment. Work is generally performed in a retail store.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age; must be at least 21 to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy.
High school diploma or GED and at least one year of related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education.
Food Handler certification required.
Ability to safely work with sharp objects, including knives and box cutters.
Ability to safely operate and maintain department equipment.
Ability to use precision and non-precision hand tools.
Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form with customers and partners.
Ability to learn new systems, methods, and processes.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Attendance at work is required.

Responsibilities

Remove fat, tenderize, grind, and cut meat to the proper thickness and size.
Cut, weigh, package, and label products.
Use precision and non-precision hand tools or instruments to cut or saw unfinished meat into desired sizes, shapes, and weights.
Ensure sufficient product is cut and available to customers.
Clean, assemble, and prepare machinery and equipment for operation, and examine it to ensure proper function.
Operate machinery, regulate its speed, and stop it at indicated points.
Check product quality and ensure food safety standards are met.
Follow governmental product-origin labeling requirements.
Inspect products using judgment about aroma, texture, and color.
Stack pallets and sort products into correct locations according to Company efficiency standards and expectations.
Greet customers, answer questions, fulfill special-cut requests, and make suggestions when requested.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary work and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures.
Remain attentive to potential hazards, remedy them or place appropriate warning signs or devices when reasonably possible, and report hazards that cannot be remedied immediately to a supervisor.