POSITION SUMMARY
A Dave’s Fresh Marketplace Meat Cutter is responsible for providing a high level of customer service and practicing safe food handling procedures. This position is also responsible for all aspects of work within the meat department. Meat Cutters are consistently handling raw meat and poultry products. Responsibilities include wrapping, stocking, rotating, cutting, grinding, and labeling all items within the meat department. Meat Cutters are also responsible for providing excellent customer service and assisting customers with recommendations and special orders.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- One (1) year meat department experience preferred
- Successfully pass a Dave’s Fresh Marketplace meat cutting test
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must be comfortable with customer facing interactions
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
- Ensuring that customers receive outstanding customer service by providing a friendly environment – includes greeting and acknowledging customers, smiling, making eye contact, and all other components of customer service
- Maintaining an awareness of all meat products on sale – I.E., Weekly Ad meat items
- Sustains a high level of product knowledge and product preparation – I.E., cutting and cooking techniques
- Responsible for cutting meat according to trim specifications and guidelines
- Cutting gloves, such as Kevlar gloves, must be worn on non-cutting hand while cutting any product. This policy is mandatory
- Assists in unloading and stocking merchandise; displays and maintains in-stock conditions
- Properly wraps, weighs, and labels products
- Rotates product and pays particular attention to code dates; maintains a fresh and appealing appearance throughout the department
- React to depleted areas of the display cases and put together a cutting list
- Maintains the organization, stacking, and rotating of all meat and poultry products in the cooler and freezer
- Maintain a well-organized meat backroom, which will aid in the efficiency of receiving and storing of deliveries
- Ensures proper temperatures in all cooler/freezer cases
- Awareness of food allergens; able to answer customer questions regarding food allergens
- Take customer special orders with accuracy: both by phone and in-person
- Control shrink through adherence to policies and procedures
- Maintains clear communication with management
- Notifies management of pricing discrepancies
- Assists Meat Manager as needed
- Assists with shelf stocking, organizing, and cleaning as required
- Cleans and sanitizes work areas as directed – I.E., tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, freezers, work surfaces
- Follows all safety, health, and Weights & Measures regulations; monitors temperatures within cooler, freezer, and cases on regular basis
- Completes all logs as required
- Strict adherence to all Food Safety & Sanitation procedures
- Maintain strict adherence to Dave’s Marketplace recipes
- Ability to train onboarding Meat Clerks and Meat Cutters
- Strictly adheres to the Ground Meat Policy. Ground beef is the number one selling product in the meat case; therefore, it is important to provide the best quality and safest product
- Adherence to department-specific dress code policy
- Maintain strict adherence to the Coding Policy
- Adhering to all Dave’s Fresh Marketplace policies, procedures, and practices including signing, pricing, and loss prevention
- Performing other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Proper handling of equipment such as knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, and hand trucks
- Effective customer service skills, ensuring customer satisfaction
- Willingness to collaborate and work well in a team environment
- Ability to follow directions
- Willing to learn various cutting tasks as directed by Meat Manager
- Ability to perform repetitious activities
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and stay organized
- Ability to solve practical problems
- Highly motivated – ability to successfully work in a fast-paced environment
- Able to provide/receive constructive feedback
- Reliable and dependable; able to work a flexible schedule – including weekends
- Must be willing to participate in further job training – I.E., food safety training
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Ability to lift up to 3 lbs. constantly, 10-60 lbs. frequently, up to 92 lbs. occasionally
- Standing and walking constantly
- Pushing and pulling frequently
- Exposure to refrigerated conditions constantly
- Exposure to extreme cold occasionally
- Good vision is a constant
NOTE
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the individuals will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.
