Meatcutter

Brookshire's•Mt Pleasant, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Meatcutter processes meat products and fulfills special customer requests. The role ensures market and seafood cases are stocked, rotated, and fresh with prepackaged meats, while promoting customer service. Work is generally performed in a retail store and includes operating and maintaining meat-processing equipment, handling sharp tools, and following food safety, product-labeling, and workplace-safety standards.

Requirements

At least 18 years of age; partners 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.
Ability to safely work with sharp objects such as 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 with customers and partners in written and verbal form.
Ability to learn new systems, methods, and processes.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing or walking continuously; handling objects with fine hand movements; lifting or moving objects up to 40 pounds continuously, 75 pounds frequently, and 100 pounds occasionally; and bending, kneeling, or squatting frequently.
Attendance at work is required.

Responsibilities

Process meat by removing fat, tenderizing, grinding, and cutting it 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 products to the desired size, shape, or weight.
Ensure sufficient product is cut and available to customers.
Clean, assemble, and prepare machinery and equipment for operation, and check that it functions properly.
Operate machinery, regulate its speed, and stop it at the indicated points.
Check product quality and ensure food safety standards are met.
Follow governmental product-origin labeling requirements.
Inspect product quality using judgment of aroma, texture, and color.
Stack pallets and sort product into appropriate locations according to Company efficiency standards.
Greet customers, answer questions, fulfill requests for special cuts, and make suggestions when requested.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures.
Watch for 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.