What are the responsibilities and job description for the Meat Cutter position at Newport Meat Company?
JOB SUMMARY
- Accurately cut to trim and yield specifications as specified by information provided by cut tickets
- Provide communication to the supervisor of any discrepancies between cutting tickets and normal customer purchases
- Pull raw materials and pre-cut inventory according to code dates and report any short shelf-life items to the supervisor
- Properly label all products and equipment to conform to all legal and safety regulations
- Properly and accurately record all necessary data to produce assigned cutting yield tests
- Accurately count product inventory levels and maintain levels set forth by the supervisor
- Ensure that all product specifications are being met according to guidelines
- Maintain work areas in compliance with U.S.D.A. guidelines
- Assemble and tear down any equipment in the work area at the beginning and/or end of your shift
- Properly clean, store and maintain all knives, scales, etc. assigned to you
- Manage profitability by achieving product yields and meeting deadlines for product readiness
- Complete other duties as assigned
- To know and understand the company’s safety and health goals and its objectives. Assist the company in achieving these goals by participating in the safety program
- To help develop and follow all safe work practices
- To give a written report of unsafe conditions or unsafe acts to management
- To report all accidents, injuries or illnesses to my supervisor immediately
- Prior experience with portion cutting meat
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations and conversions to determine the amounts and sizes of products needed for orders
- Ability to read, write and communicate in the English language
Skills
- Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals
- Commitment to work until the job is completed
- Interacts well with others
- Good team player
- Results-oriented
- Customer-service oriented
- Detail-oriented
Physical Demands and Working Environment
- Physical strength to lift and maneuver 50-60 pounds
- Standing, stooping and climbing are regular activities for this employee
- The employee must have the ability to negotiate throughout the production and warehouse areas unassisted without disrupting regular production and warehousing activities.
- Normal levels of eyesight and hearing after correction
- Color vision is required
- The ability to touch, feel, manipulate fingers and limbs to operate various processing and material handling equipment is necessary
- The ability to smell is required, in order to detect levels of wholesomeness and spoilage
- This position requires the candidate to be in refrigerated processing and warehouse areas
- These areas are cold and wet and exposure to moving machinery and sharp surfaces are a regular occurrence
- This is a high noise area
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
