DFWSS01/Wheatland: Perishable - Meat Cutter - Part time

Job Title: Meat Cutter I

Joe V's Smart Shop is a division of H-E-B, the largest independent food retailer in Texas. Joe V's operates 9 stores throughout the Greater Houston area, and our annual sales generate over 320 million dollars. Joe V's, the small store that offers BIG savings, creates possibilities for our Customers and Partners to live a more enriched life by providing the lowest prices and highest wages. Joe V's proudly stands by our mission to deliver the lowest grocery prices in the world for the smartest shoppers, so they can enjoy life's pleasures.

Responsibilities

Job Summary: As a Meat Cutter I, you'll help provide the freshest quality products for the customer through a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing great customer service. You'll continuously cut, prepare, tray, and merchandise fresh product on a daily basis, while maintaining all department and food safety / sanitation standards.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

• Cuts, trims, trays meat for display, according to company standards
• Operates grinder, saw, knife sharpener, tenderizer, slicer
• Weighs / wraps / labels product packages for sale
• Rotates product in meat cooler, sales floor; ensures proper storage practices
• Consistently communicates to ensure the highest quality and freshness standards are met
• Generates production list and scans re-works
• Practices safety awareness; safely performs meat cutting duties at all times
• Performs other cross-functional Market duties as needed

Customer Service:

• Provides great customer service by cutting meat products appropriately, labeling correctly, and keeping shelves stocked to have the best product available for the customer

Food Safety / Sanitation:

• Cleans and sanitizes display cases; properly operates / maintains equipment
• Complies with department / store operating procedures and federal / state regulations

Qualifications & Key Requirements

Work Experience:

• Retail market / food experience (preferred)

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of all JVSS Meat Cutter training aids and SOPs
• Knowledge of product rotation, department / store sanitation, shrink awareness
• Strong communication skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks
• Ability to practice safety awareness and safely perform meat cutting duties at all times
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Initiative

Education: Licenses/Certifications:

• Successful completion of and certification from Meat Cutting Academy

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Function in a fast-paced, retail environment, in detailed and precise tasks
• Work with Customers, staying attentive to their needs
• Constantly stand, reach at waist, grasp
• Constantly be exposed to cold (non-weather) conditions
• Frequently be exposed to wet (non-weather) conditions
• Frequently push / pull with arms and make movements with ulnar deviation
• Occasionally walk, reach overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, pivot, twist, pinch, and use fine motor movements
• Occasionally be exposed to loud noise
• Occasionally be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic materials
• Safely maneuver around moving mechanical parts
• Demonstrate the ability to lift 90 lbs, and manage in excess of 90 lbs

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: 09/01/2021