Meat Cutter

Position Location: Northwoods, North Vancouver

We are looking for a skilled Meat Cutter join our team! This role’s responsibilities include performing quality inspections, using meat grinders, knives, saws, and other tools to cut meat down into smaller portions, weigh, price, and package cuts, and ensure that displays and signage are attractive and eye-catching. The successful candidate will also speak to customers to determine their needs, provide advice regarding proper cuts of meat and preparation methods.

To succeed as a Meat Cutter, we are looking for someone who is great with customers, knowledgeable, and detail-oriented, with excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of meat quality, cuts, and preparation.

If you feel that this describes you, we hope you apply!

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist customers with meat selection including cutting, trimming, and preparing products to customer specifications
• Package, weigh, and price customer orders
• Clean and maintain specialty knives and equipment
• Provide customers with information about different types and cuts of meat, cooking methods, and preparation techniques
• Maintain display cases to health and safety standards with proper product rotation
• Ensure the store is clean, safe, and ready for shoppers
• Rotation, loading and unloading of meat department product
• Stock and replace products to avoid any damages
• Backroom and inventory management
• Assist the department with regular inventory count
• Assist with other departmental functions which include but are not limited to rotating, stocking, cleaning and maintaining the appearance and organization of the store
• Performs other related duties as assigned
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities

• Proven customer service or retail experience is a plus
• Great attention to detail
• Good communication and people skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Available to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
  
  

Education And Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Journeyman certificate or verifiable experience as a Meat Cutter required
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Ability to lift between 20 – 90 pounds
• Comfortable working in a cold environment (coolers and freezers)
• Frequent bending, walking, standing, twisting, pushing, or pulling
  
  

Hourly Rate

$21.00/hour

About Us

Stong’s Market is a locally owned, community focused grocery store. We offer a wide variety of local and boutique products at our Vancouver, North Vancouver and Squamish locations. Our Stong’s Market Express Department are experts at home delivery straight to your front door. The Stong’s name has a rich history with over 85 years of grocery experience and we are committed to a unique and family friendly grocery shopping experience.

Our Commitment

Stong’s Market is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Stong’s Market is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals during the recruitment process. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please notify the hiring manager when contacted for an interview.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to apply online at stongs.com/careers/. You’re also welcome to stop by the store!