Joe V's Smart Shop, 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. Come partner with us and combine your great customer service skills with our promise of 'lowest price, highest quality product.'
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.
We are looking for:

• minimum age 18 (mandatory)
• willingness to stay attentive to customers' needs
• ability to work in a fast-paced, high volume environment

What is the work?
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

What is your background?

• Minimum age 18 (mandatory)
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high volume environment
• Experience in customer service
• Completion of required job skills and compliance-related training

Do you have what it takes to be a fit as a Meat Cutter?

• 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

Can you...

• 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.
09-2021