Meat Cutter

About the role

Welcome to Halperns Steak & Seafood! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...

Meat Cutter (Boneless)

Kalamazoo, MI

Welcome to Halperns'! The dedicated employees who work at Halperns' are passionately committed to this business and the customers they serve. Being part of Halperns' means being part of something important, something unique, and something special. This commitment is made clear by the superior meat and seafood specialty products we distribute.

There's a seat at our table for you…

Starting pay

$20/hr Depending on experience

Schedule: Mon - Fri 6am until finish

What we offer

• Medical, Prescription Drug, EFAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
• Dental, vision and other voluntary plans
• Pre-Tax Saving Accounts
• Profit Sharing
• Family culture and career advancement opportunities

Position Summary

Responsible for portion and merchandising all boneless meat products.

Essential Functions

• Works with supervisors and production managers to schedule production.
• Cleans, trims, slices, and portions subprimals of beef, pork, lamb and veal for future processing.
• Inspects meat products for defects, bruises or blemishes.
• Accurately reads and comprehends all customer specific special instructions.
• Perform Quality Control checks and communicates with supervisors and manager any defects.
• Separates meats and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.
• Uses knives, cleavers or other equipment to perform meat cutting and trimming.
• Weighs meats and tag containers for weight and contents.
• Follows company's detailed product specifications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Must have working knowledge of production equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to portion all boneless cuts of meat in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ability to reduce processing costs but cutting and sizing portions accurately with good yields as well as meeting customer specs.
• Ability to problem solve in terms of trimming and product substitutions.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure, challenging environment
• Must be a team player and possess a positive attitude.
• Ability to effectively communicate, both written and verbally, in English.
• Must demonstrate the ability to understand the Meat Buyer's Guide specifications as they relate to the company's internal product specifications.
• Follows company's Quality Control procedures.

Equipment / Tools / Technology

• Knife
• Cut Glove
• Portion Scale
• Tenderizer
• Flattener
• Vacuum Packaging Machine
• Meat hook
• Sharpening Machine

• You are required to provide your most recent employment experience for your application to be considered complete.
• BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Halperns' Steak & Seafood values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Halperns' Steak & Seafood customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.