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Meat Cutter

Stew Leonard's
Paramus, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 10/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/6/2027
Stew Leonard’s, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew’s earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.

Butcher
Full-Time Hourly – Estimated pay range $20--24 depending on qualifications and experience
Must be at least 18 years and older

Position Description:
Butcher has knowledge in three of the following areas: chop meat, pork/lamb/veal/, beef or gourmet. Meat products are prepared according to standards and customer preference, including cutting, weighting and trimming a wide variety of meats. Team members work safely and adhere to all food safety and sanitation standards in each area of the department to provide customers with the highest quality meats.

Your day-to-day:
  • Cutting and preparing meat products, while safely operating equipment
  • Custom trim meats to customer specifications
  • Exam cases and prepare production list, based on day of the week, being mindful of sale items
  • Maintaining, filling and rotating products in the meat cases
  • Moving meat from cooler to cutting area
  • Providing excellent customer service by greeting customers and responding to questions
  • Dismantle equipment for cleaning and reassemble for production
  • Training other team members, as needed
  • Adhere to all health, sanitation and safety regulations
  • Assist in other duties, as assigned
What you bring to the team:
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Minimum 1-year meat cutting experience, with product knowledge
  • Safely use/operate knives, band saws, grinders, cube steak machine, and meat wrapper
  • Great customer service
  • Good oral communication skills
  • Ability to successfully work on a team
Working Conditions:
  • The temperature in the department is colder than room temperature due to the products being highly perishable
  • The position requires frequent walking, standing, lifting, pushing and pulling with a maximum of 100lbs and occasionally climbing and reaching.
Why you’ll love working here!
Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.
Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, short term disability insurance, legal insurance, sick time off, profit sharing, commuter assistance, Annual performance reviews.
Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?
Pay Day: We’re thrilled to offer our Team Members Sunday premium pay, Holiday pay, Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It’s your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.
We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do business
Apply today and start as soon as 1 week!
For more information on working at Stew Leonard’s click on the link below!
http://www.stewleonards.com/work-at-stews/

Stew Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

Benefits:

401K Plan, Free Lunch or Snacks, Maternity & Paternity Leave

Salary : $20 - $24

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