Meat Cutter Apprentice

Safeway, Inc. Seattle Division

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Meat Cutter

JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a primary contact for Safeway customers, the Meat Cutter provides friendly, courteous, and helpful service. Prepares meat in salable sizes and condition for wrapping and eventual display and sale to customer. Cuts, trims, chops, grinds and otherwise prepares meats and places on trays. Handles freight placed in the cooler. Freight is opened, sorted and stacked. May place product in display cases, check product display for expiration date and provide customer service.
May take special orders from customers. May empty trash barrels and clean work surface.

JOB DUTIES:
Safeway Meat Cutter employees are generally responsible for completing the following job duties:
1. Provide customer service as currently defined by the employer within the scope of the position and within company policy.
1. Operate saws, grinders and other meat processing machinery.
1. Use knives to cut, trim and prepare meat products.
1. Inspect, sort and grade meat products.
1. Inspect displayed products for expired dates and remove when necessary. Maintain division markdown policy.
1. Take special orders from customers and provide special cuts.
1. Maintain area and conduct business in accordance with state, federal and local regulation and employer policy.
1. Other duties as assigned.

JOB RELATED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Ability to follow company customer service procedures. Demonstrated prior customer service skills or related experience.
1. Ability to interact with customers and co-workers.
1. Ability to understand and follow instructions.
1. Ability to operate wrapping machine and hand wrap product when necessary.
1. Knowledge of and ability to prepare different cuts of meat.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Limited. In absence of Meat Managers oversees Meat Wrappers.

PERMITS/LICENSES:
Varies depending on store location and state/county requirements.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
%Inside:100% %Outside: Rare
Temperature Extremes: Meat area is kept cool. Exposure to freezer for short periods of time.
Chemicals: None

MACHINES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
hand truck, six-wheeled cart, pallet jack, grocery cart, box cutter, pens and pencils, bailer, forklift, telxon, computer, telephone/intercom, knives, meat grinders, meat saws

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Revision: 2002

Human Resources

Safeway, Inc. Seattle Division

Job Title: Meat Cutter

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Constant (over 70% of the time)
Frequent (30-70%)
Occasional (10-30%)
Seldom (1-10%)

Lifting:
Constantly lifts 1-10 lbs. Frequently lifts 11-50 lbs. Occasionally lifts 51-75 lbs.
Carrying:
Frequently carries 1-35 lbs. Occasionally carries 36-50 lbs. Seldom carries 51-75 lbs.
Pushing / Pulling:
Frequently pushes/pulls 1-20 lbs. Occasionally pushes/pulls 21-50 lbs.
Reaching:
Constant knee to shoulder level reaching. Occasional at or above shoulder level reaching and overhead reaching.
Standing:
Constant standing while on job. Sitting allowed on breaks.
Walking:
Frequent walking while on job.
Climb/Balance:
Seldom. May use step stool.
Trunk Functions:
Frequent neck rotation, bending of head, bending/stooping, and twisting. Occasional crouching.
Seldom squatting and kneeling.
Upper Extremity:
Constant handling/grasping, fine finger manipulation, and repetitive motion. Frequent forceful gripping.
Vision:
Use of peripheral vision and depth perception to move around meat area with dangerous moving machinery. Near vision used to read tags, orders, displays and when handling sharp objects and dangerous power tools to cut and trim meat. Color vision used to assess quality of meat and areas needing trimming.
Hearing:
To converse with customers in person or by telephone, and to receive instruction and information from other employees.
Speech:
To converse with customers in person or by telephone, and to provide instruction or information to other employees.

Safeway will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities who can meet overall job requirements.

SAFEWAY, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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Revision: 2002
Human Resources

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.38 - $21.98 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person