Houston 46 (Bellaire) Market - Meat Cutter - Full-Time

Job Summary: As a Meat Cutter, you'll help provide a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing superior customer service. You'll prepare, package, and merchandise fresh product on a daily basis, while maintaining all department and food safety / sanitation standards.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• Production / Food Service:
• Cuts, trims, bones meat for display or as ordered by Customer, according to company standards
• Operates electric grinder, saw, knife sharpener, tenderizer, slicer
• Weighs / wraps / labels product packages for counter display; rotates product as needed
• Rotates product in meat cooler; ensures proper storage practices
• Uses MCS technology to generate production list and track "re-works"
• Assists customers with product questions
• Scans in items on Telxon for production
• Assists in technical areas as needed
• Food Safety / Sanitation:
• Cleans and sanitizes display cases; properly operates / maintains equipment
• Complies with H-E-B food safety and sanitation standards
• Complies with department SOPs, Store operating procedures, and federal / state fresh meat regulations
• Customer Service:
• Provides superior customer service
• Answers customer questions regarding products and assists them with selections

Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements:

• 1+ years Related experience and / or training - Required

• Working knowledge of product rotation, department / Store sanitation, shrink awareness, MS Outlook (Word, Excel) - Required
• Meat-cutting skills (saw, grinder) - Required
• Customer service and communication skills - Required

Education:

• Completion of power jack training - Required
• Completion of Meat Cutter learning plan and certification by trainer of the Meat Cutter Final Assessment course #001289 - Required
• Must have completed the meat cutter training and certification within 3 months external - Required

• Function in a fast-paced, retail environment, in detailed and precise tasks
• Work with Customers, staying attentive to their needs
• Lift and carry moderately heavy loads (40 - 60 lbs)
• Frequently stand, walk, bend, reach, pivot, push / pull with arms, grasp
• Frequently be exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, and high-tech chemicals
• Occasionally be exposed to wet and / or humid conditions
• While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as--Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5
• 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0
• 2.5 hours per 8-hour day

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Last revised: 11/1/2012