Meat Cutter - Butcher - Stew Leonard's : Job Details

Stew Leonard's, a family-owned and operated fresh food store founded in 1969, has locations in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Stew's earned its nickname, the “Disneyland of Dairy Stores” because of its country-fair atmosphere, with costumed characters and animated entertainment throughout the store that keep children entertained while parents shop.Full Time Meat Cutter - ButcherHourly - Weekly PayPay range: $20/hr. - $23/hr. depending on qualifications and experience.Availability: Flexible availability and weekends are a MUST.Position Description:Meat Cutter/Butcher has knowledge in three of the following areas: chop meat, pork/lamb/veal/, beef or gourmet. Meat products are prepared according to standards and customer preference, including cutting, weighting and trimming a wide variety of meats. Team members work safely and adhere to all food safety and sanitation standards in each area of the department to provide customers with the highest quality meats.Your day-to-day:Cutting and preparing meat products, while safely operating equipmentCustom trim meats to customer specificationsExam cases and prepare production list, based on day of the week, being mindful of sale itemsMaintaining, filling and rotating products in the meat casesMoving meat from cooler to cutting areaProviding excellent customer service by greeting customers and responding to questionsDismantle equipment for cleaning and reassemble for productionTraining other team members, as neededAdhere to all health, sanitation and safety regulationsAssist in other duties, as assignedWhat you bring to the team:· 18 years of age or olderMinimum 1-year meat cutting/butcher experience, with product knowledgeSafely use/operate knives, band saws, grinders, cube steak machine, and meat wrapperGreat customer serviceGood oral communication skillsAbility to successfully work on a teamWorking Conditions:The temperature in the department is colder than room temperature due to the products being highly perishableThe position requires frequent walking, standing, lifting, pushing and pulling with a maximum of 100lbs and occasionally climbing and reaching..Why you'll love working here!Family Oriented: We respect the personal balance between work and family with career opportunity and growth- over 80% of our managers have been promoted from within.Benefits: High value, high quality Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401 K plan for FT & PT team members, family & personal time, life insurance, and more!Environment: Have you seen the Avocado Girls? Chiquita Banana? Or the singing Parrot?Pay Day: We're thrilled to offer our employees Dayforce Wallet – a new way to get paid. Say bye-bye to pay day and hello to pay your way. Get your pay as soon as you earn it, at no cost to you – It's your money, why should you have to wait? Request your pay as you earn it.We take pride in the power of diversity, inclusion, and being socially responsible to the communities which we live and do businessApply today and start as soon as 1 week!For more information on working at Stew Leonard's click on the link below! Leonard's is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.Job DetailsJob Family FoodJob Function Full TimePay Type HourlyEmployment Indicator Full TimeHiring Min Rate 20 USDHiring Max Rate 23 USD