About the position
The Meat Cutter I position at Bashas' is designed for individuals who are passionate about food and customer service. As a Meat Team Member, you will be responsible for executing day-to-day operations in the Meat and Seafood departments, ensuring that customers receive a memorable experience. This role requires a keen eye for food safety and sanitation, as well as the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. You will be expected to engage with customers, providing them with product information and suggestions while maintaining a friendly and positive attitude. Your responsibilities will include a variety of tasks such as ordering, cutting, grinding, slicing, weighing, wrapping, and labeling meat products according to quality and food safety standards. You will also be responsible for controlling product shrinkage and inventory expenses through proper handling and wrapping techniques. Additionally, you will need to keep the meat counter and work areas clean, neat, and well-stocked, ensuring that all products are displayed according to merchandising guidelines. This position is safety-sensitive, and you will be required to use various meat department tools and equipment, including knives, saws, and wrapping machines, while adhering to safety standards. You may also assist in the preparation of ready-to-go meat products and take customer orders, ensuring they are completed to the customer's satisfaction. While your primary responsibilities will be in the Meat department, you may also be required to work in other departments as needed.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining a positive and friendly attitude towards customers and fellow team members.
- Engaging with customers through smiles and greetings, offering product information, providing selling suggestions and active sampling, and always giving a genuine thank you.
- Ordering, cutting, grinding, slicing, weighing, wrapping, and labeling according to quality, quantity, product freshness, and food safety and sanitation standards.
- Controlling product shrinkage and inventory expenses through proper handling, cutting, trimming, and wrapping techniques.
- Selling products by providing customers with excellent and helpful product information.
- Properly using the meat department tools and equipment including knives, saws, wrapping machine, tenderizer, patty maker, and grinder while meeting meat department safety standards.
- Understanding the importance of correctly using and monitoring product pricing, signage, and placement.
- Keeping a clean, neat, orderly, and well-stocked meat counter, work areas, meat service cases, and self-service cases.
- Assisting with the preparation of ready-to-go meat products.
- Slicing, weighing, and merchandising of prepared deli meats and cheeses.
- Displaying goods following deli department and/or merchandising guidelines.
- Taking customer orders, ensuring orders are completed on time and to the customer's satisfaction.
- Performing all other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Friendly and customer service oriented.
- Interest in food and cooking is a plus.
- Customer service, restaurant, barista, food service, grocery, or similar experience desired.
- Self-motivated, with a high attention to detail, quality, and presentation.
- Skills to communicate effectively with coworkers and customers.
- Ability to work independently, effectively manage time, and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow through on verbal and written directions.
- Ability to reliably meet required work schedule and adhere to company attendance policy.
- Must be 18 years of age.
