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Food Production Worker at Buckhead Meat and Seafood
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB SUMMARY
Ability to cut meet to customer specifications with a high yielding level of skill. Support the production team with proper level of trimmed product ready for further processing.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
- Meat trimming and Knife skills
- Basic knowledge of meat cuts
- Working in team environment
Skills
- Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals
- Commitment to work until the job is completed
- Interacts well with others
- Good team player
- Results-oriented and detail-oriented
- Customer-service oriented
Responsibilities
- Able to see deficiencies in raw materials
- Ability to identify the product by proper name at sight as well as the ability to trim all loins
- Ability to label /identify sub primal cuts after trimming to ensure product is ready for next step in processing.
- Knowledge of basic cuts and trim that prep table is responsible for producing (stew, roasts, PTRs, etc.)
- Some heavy lifting required
Physical Demands and Working Environment
- Heavy lifting activities for this employee
- The ability to touch, feel, manipulate fingers and limbs to operate various processing and material handling equipment is necessary
- The ability to smell is required, in order to detect levels of wholesomeness and spoilage
- This position requires the candidate to be in refrigerated processing and warehouse areas. These areas are cold and wet and exposure to moving machinery and sharp surfaces are a regular occurrence.
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