Meat Cutter

Company: Palmer Food Services
Location: Rochester
Posted on: September 23, 2022

Job Description:

Why Palmer Food Services? We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team - because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage. What We Value: Honesty & Integrity
Service & Excellence
Collaboration & Teamwork
Family & Community
Dependability & Loyalty
Compassion What You Will Do: Receives, inspects, and stores product upon delivery.
Cuts, bones, or grinds pieces of meat.
Cuts or prepares meats to specification or customer's orders.
Sharpens and adjusts cutting equipment.
Rotates and retrieves product efficiently using FIFO method.
Responsible for weighing, pricing, and labeling products.
Washes and sanitizes the meat area knives, cutting tools, meat saw, and cutting board as needed throughout the day to maintain proper health and sanitation standards.
Ensures all products are wrapped correctly, dated, and labeled with product and freshness standards. Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm (with overtime opportunities). No nights and no weekends! What You Need: Minimum of 3 years' experience in meat cutting with basic knife skills.
Operating knowledge of power band saws, cubing machine, meat slicers, packaging machines, patty machine, tenderizer, banding machine, portion scales, sausage stuffer, grinders, power pallet jacks, and label printers.
Demonstrated knowledge of all cuts of meat from all species.
Ability to perform cutting tests as a proof of skill level and ability.
Must be able to read and write in English and perform basic math skills.
Excellent hand-eye coordination.
Must be able to work in a refrigerated environment.
Must possess ability to lift up to 100lbs on a consistent basis.
Highly motivated with a sense of urgency and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment at all times with all levels of employees.
Ability to weigh, price, label, organize and rotate product.
Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
Possesses a commitment to high standards of sanitation and hygiene. Benefits of working Full-Time at Palmer Food Services: Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick)
401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching
Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh Meat & Seafood)
Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products
Employee Appreciation Events
And much more

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