Seafood Cutter

Halperns' Steak & Seafood•Orlando, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Seafood Cutter is responsible for portioning and merchandising seafood products. The role works with supervisors and production managers to schedule production, prepares products for processing, meets customer specifications, and follows quality, food-safety, and occupational-safety requirements. The position is based in Orlando, Florida, starts at $21 per hour, and has a Sunday–Friday schedule. The cutter uses knives and other equipment to clean, trim, debone, inspect, portion, weigh, and label seafood. The role also maintains a clean and hygienic work area and equipment, performs quality-control checks, and communicates product defects to supervisors and managers. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
At least one year of experience as a professional cutter required.
Working knowledge of production equipment.
Demonstrated ability to portion all seafood accurately and in a timely manner.
Ability to cut and size portions accurately, achieve good yields, reduce processing costs, and meet customer specifications.
Ability to problem-solve with trimming and product substitutions.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure, challenging environment.
Team-oriented with a positive attitude.
Ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
Follow the company’s Quality Control procedures.
Provide most recent employment experience for the application to be considered complete.

Nice To Haves

Post-high-school education or specialized training.
High-end fish or seafood processing experience.

Responsibilities

Work with supervisors and production managers to schedule production.
Clean, trim, and debone products for future processing.
Inspect products and remove defects, bruises, or blemishes.
Separate meats and by-products into specified containers and seal containers as needed.
Use knives, cleavers, or other equipment to trim products.
Weigh products and tag containers with their weight and contents.
Cut and size portions accurately to meet customer specifications and achieve good yields while reducing processing costs.
Read and understand customer-specific instructions.
Perform quality-control checks and communicate defects to supervisors and managers.
Follow and maintain Quality Assurance, HACCP, SQF, and occupational health and safety requirements, and ensure employees in the department follow applicable regulations.
Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the work area, cutting knives, and equipment.
Perform other duties as required.