Meat/Butcher-Counter Person

Responsibilities:

• Customer Service - Serve and assist customers at the counter explaining the products flavor, taste and how they are prepared from personal knowledge and training.
• Maintain and stock product in display, understanding product dating and inventory control.
• Cuts, trims, bones, ties, and grinds meats, using butcher's cutlery and powered equipment, such as electric grinder and bandsaw, to portion and prepare meat in cooking form.
• Cuts, trims, and bones carcass sections or prime cuts, using knives, meat saw, cleaver, and bandsaw, to reduce to cooking cuts, such as roasts, steaks, chops, stew cubes, and grinding meat.
• Cuts and weighs steaks and chops for individual servings.
• Tends electric grinder to grind meat.
• Shapes and ties roasts.
• May estimate requirements and requisition or order meat supply.
• Take, dispatch and deliver orders.
• Maintain clean and organized work station, back room, storage and surrounding areas.
• Follow all guidelines and procedures as outlined in the health and safety policy manual and as set by the Meat Department Manager and Store Manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Customer service expertise
• General knowledge of meat products and prime cuts
• Basic meat cooking techniques (cooking time, temperatures- internal/external)
• Understanding the use of cutting equipment, grinders, etc.
• This person has open communication with all our customers and is willing to continue to learn and grow as a person within the Company.

• Ability to perform physical requirements of position including standing for extended periods of time
• Lifting loads of up to 25 lbs
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
• Ability to read and write the English language, conduct business related mathematics and analyze data as required.