(USA) Senior Meat Cutter
About The Position
As a Senior Meat Cutter at Sam’s Club, you help drive sales by providing members with quality meat products and a strong shopping experience. You work collaboratively with associates to meet member expectations, maintain operational standards, and support the club’s business results. The role involves processing meat to specifications—including cutting, slicing, grinding, and wrapping—while following food safety, sanitation, and inventory management standards. You maintain knowledge of meat products, equipment, and backroom operations; use handheld technology and other digital tools to make decisions about production, training, and product quality; and help keep the work area organized, stocked, and compliant with company procedures. You also assist members with purchasing decisions and help train, develop, and support other associates. The position requires at least six months of experience working in a fresh production department and applicants must be at least 18 years old. The hourly wage range is $21.00 to $29.00, with potential premiums in specific circumstances. Sam’s Club offers competitive pay, performance-based bonus awards, and benefits subject to eligibility and plan terms.
Requirements
- At least 6 months of experience working in a fresh production department.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must successfully complete all job-required training and assessments within the prescribed time period if selected.
Nice To Haves
- Meat Processing Area experience.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and educate associates on tools, tasks, and resources.
- Provide customer service and adapt to business needs while tracking goods, maintaining in-stock levels, and controlling shrinkage.
- Maintain knowledge of meat types, seasonality, equipment use, and backroom operations.
- Process meat according to specifications, including cutting, slicing, grinding, and wrapping products.
- Follow food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, and inventory management procedures; operate, maintain, and sanitize equipment.
- Use handheld technology and digital tools to support sales, shopping experience, associate engagement, production, training, and product quality.
- Plan for profitability and operational excellence; maintain the work area according to company policies and procedures.
- Ensure quality standards for high-volume meat products, reduce waste, and secure fragile and high-shrink merchandise.
- Assist members with purchasing decisions and ensure merchandise is properly packaged, labeled, and stored.
- Model high-quality service and products, execute department basics, identify associate roadblocks, and assist with training associates.
- Complete assignments by prioritizing tasks and deadlines, collaborating with relevant stakeholders, communicating progress, and recommending improvements.
- Promote a respectful, inclusive, ethical, accountable, customer-focused, and continuously improving workplace.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k).
- Stock purchase benefit.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including PTO and/or PPTO usable for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U company-paid education program, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible full-time and part-time associates.
- Performance-based bonus awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
