Meat Cutter/Butcher

Overview

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, you'll help provide the freshest quality products for the customer through a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing great customer service by performing all job responsibilities with a sense of ownership and team approach. You'll continuously cut, prepare, tray, and merchandise fresh product on a daily basis, while under the supervision of a Meat Cutter I.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

Production:

• Cuts, trims, trays, scrapes meat for display, according to company standards, and while partnered with a Meat Cutter I
• Fill products; chickens, chubs, seasoned meats as needed
• 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
• Practices safety awareness; safely performs meat cutting duties at all times
• Assists in technical areas as needed

Customer Service:

• Provides great customer service by cutting meat products and labeling appropriately
• Answers customers questions regarding products and assists them with selections

Food Safety / Sanitation:

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

The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications & Key Requirements:

Age Requirement:

• 18+

Work Experience:

• Experience working in a fast-paced, high volume environment
• Experience in customer service

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Working knowledge of JVSS Meat Cutter training aids and SOPs
• Working knowledge of product rotation, department / store sanitation, shrink awareness
• Communication skills
• Customer service skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks
• Ability to work a flexible schedule

Education:

Licenses/Certifications:

• Completion of required job skills and compliance-related training

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
• While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined as--Constantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day
• It is Partners' responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager.

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

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