Meat Cutter

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Cuts, trims, and prepares meat for sale to customers.
• Receives and fulfills custom orders.
• Packages and displays meat.
• Labels meat to indicate cut, grade, preparation date, best-by date, and other relevant information.
• Maintains the sharpness, cleanliness, and sterilization of knives and tools.
• Ensures preparation areas are kept clean.
• Closely follows all safety and sanitation procedures.
• Answers questions regarding types, cuts, and suggested preparation of meats.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Thorough understanding of types, cuts, and preparation methods of meat.
• Understanding of, or ability to quickly learn, applicable food handling and sanitation requirements.
• Ability to use meat saws, knives, scales, and other implements safely and with precision.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Ability to concentrate on a singular task.

Experience:

• Must have at least 1 year of meat cutting experience using both knives and meat saws 

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds at times.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination.