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Bob's Super-Saver Good's Cash Saver

Meat Cutter-Full Time-Goods Cash Saver-West Location

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What they do

A Butcher or Meat Cutter butchers cows, pigs or other animals for meat and prepares different cuts of meat for retail or wholesale customers or for a food processing company.

$38,841 / year median in Kansas

+12% projected growth

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Job Description

Meat Cutter Organization Name:
Good's Cash Saver Website:
goodscashsaver.com
Job Location:
Emporia, KS-66801
Hours/Week:
40
Starting Salary:
16-18 USD/Hour Experience Dependent Benefits Â
  • Dental Insurance Â
  • Health Insurance Â
  • 401K Â
  • Holidays Â
  • Sick Leave Â
Vacation FLSA Status :
Non-Exempt Job Purpose Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments. Tasks Â
  • Prepare and place meat cuts and products in display counter to appear attractive and catch the shopper's eye. Â
  • Wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat. Â
  • Cut, trim, bone, tie, and grind meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare in cooking form. Â
  • Prepare special cuts of meat ordered by customers. Â
  • Receive, inspect, and store meat upon delivery to ensure meat quality. Â
  • Estimate requirements and order or requisition meat supplies to maintain inventories. Work Activities Performing for or Working Directly with the Public Â
  • Getting Information Â
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material Â
  • Performing General Physical Activities Â
  • Selling or Influencing Others Â
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates Â
  • Controlling Machines and Processes Â
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events Â
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems Â
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work Detailed Work Activities Â
  • Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications. Â
  • Cut meat products. Â
  • Direct operational or production activities. Â
  • Estimate material requirements for production. Â
  • Inspect food products. Â
  • Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information. Â
  • Order materials, supplies, or equipment. Â
  • Prepare meat products for sale or consumption. Â
  • Record operational or production data. Â
  • Weigh finished products.
Work Content Physical Demands the employee is frequently Reach with hands and arms; Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; Talk or hear; the employee is regularly Stand; Walk; Use hands to finger, handle, or feel; Lifts Weight or Exerts Force Work Environment the employee is occasionally Up to 100 pounds; the employee is frequently Up to 25 pounds; Up to 50 pounds; the employee is regularly Up to 10 pounds; Visions Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision; Distance vision; Peripheral vision; Depth perception; Ability to adjust focus; Work Environment the employee is occasionally Wet or humid conditions (non-weather); Work near moving mechanical parts; Extreme cold (non-weather); Qualification Education and Experience Years of Experience 1 Year or more of meat cutting experience Education High School/G.E.D Skills Basic Skills Â
  • Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Â
  • Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Â
  • Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Â
  • Reading Comprehension Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Â
  • Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively. Social Skills Â
  • Service Orientation Actively looking for ways to help people. Â
  • Social Perceptiveness Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Â
  • Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Â
  • Negotiation Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. Â
  • Persuasion Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. Complex Problem Solving Skills Â
  • Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Technical Skills Â
  • Quality Control Analysis Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. Â
  • Operation Monitoring Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. Â
  • Operation and Control Controlling operations of equipment or systems. Â
  • Troubleshooting Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. Â
  • Operations Analysis Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. System Skills Â
  • Judgment and Decision Making Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Â
  • Systems Analysis Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. Â
  • Systems Evaluation Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. Resource Management Skills Â
  • Time Management Managing one's own time and the time of others. Â
  • Management of Personnel Resources Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. Â
  • Management of Material Resources Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work. Â
  • Management of Financial Resources Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. Required Â
  • Customer and Personal Service Â
  • English Language Preferred Â
  • Food Production Â
  • Production and Processing Â
  • Sales and Marketing Tools Meat Saws Â
  • Meat Grinders Â
  • Meat Slicers