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in Bronx, NY
Associate - Meat Department
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | 600 Food Center Drive Bronx, New York |
About this job
Basic Job Function:
Responsible for preparing, cutting, and maintaining meat products.
Minimum Requirements:
- General knowledge of meat products and prime cuts
- Understanding the use of cutting equipment, grinders, etc.
Tasks/Responsibilities:
- Maintain and stock product in warehouse, 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 band saw.
- Use knives, cleavers, meat saws, band saws, or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
- Prepares and trims all meat cuts, using knives, meat saw, cleaver, and bandsaw, to make roasts, steaks, chops, stew cubes, and grinding meat.
- Tends electric grinder to grind meat.
- Shapes and ties roasts.
- Maintain clean and organized work station, storage and surrounding areas.
- Follow all guidelines and procedures to maintain a safe and sanitary work environment.
- Inspect meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes and remove them along with any excess fat.
- Process primal parts into cuts that are ready for retail use.
- Weigh meats and tag containers for weight and contents.
- Report to work at the scheduled time, neatly groomed and in the correct uniform.
- In addition, other duties maybe required as directed by your manager.
Requirements
- Ability to perform physical requirements of position including standing for extended periods of time and extreme cold conditions.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
- Lifting loads of up to 80 lbs on your own and 200 lbs with assistance.
- Ability to read, write and communicate using English language sufficient to perform job functions, conduct business related mathematics and analyze data as required.