Butcher

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

The Skilled Meat Processor / Butcher performs a variety of hands-on meat processing duties in a local locker environment, including slaughter floor support, carcass breakdown, cutting standard and premium beef cuts, sausage making, smoking, packaging, sanitation, and occasional customer-facing store support. The ideal candidate is dependable, safety-minded, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Perform custom beef processing tasks, including cutting, trimming, grinding, packaging, and related production work
• Break carcasses and prepare standard and premium beef cuts according to company, customer, and production needs
• Assist with sausage making, smoking, and processed meat production as needed
• Support slaughter floor operations as needed
• Operate knives, band saws, grinders, and other meat processing equipment safely and properly
• Follow food safety, sanitation, quality, and production standards at all times
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area throughout the shift
• Assist with packaging, labeling, cooler/freezer organization, and product handling
• Work as part of a team and communicate clearly with supervisors and coworkers

Education & Experience

• Experience with meat cutting, butchering, meat processing, or similar hands-on production work preferred
• Knowledge and skill in making standard and specialty beef cuts preferred

Required Skills & Abilities: 

• Ability to safely operate a band saw and other meat processing equipment
• Willingness and ability to assist on the kill floor as needed
• Experience with, or willingness to learn, smokehouse operation and processed meat      production
• Dependable attendance and strong work ethic
• Ability to follow directions, work safely, and maintain quality standards
• Comfortable working in cold, wet, warm, and fast-paced production areas
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
• Must be 18 years or older

Physical Requirements & Working Environment

The physical requirements described here represent those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

• Requires hands-on work in a meat processing environment 
• Ability to walk the plant floor, including exposure to noise and production equipment
• Wet or humid conditions and slippery surfaces at times 
• Exposure to both warm and cool environments 
• Use of equipment and machinery
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 80 pounds occasionally with assistance
• Must be able to follow all safety, PPE, and USDA facility requirements
• Ability to work standard business hours with flexibility based on production schedules