Journeyman Meat Cutter

Schnuck Markets, Inc.

Meat Cutter providing customer service and handling various meat cuts at Schnucks market. Responsibilities include meat preparation, equipment cleaning, and customer interaction.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeChampaign • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $21 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in meat preparation, including cutting, grinding, and packaging various types of meat while adhering to safety and sanitation guidelines. Proficient in customer service and suggestive selling techniques to enhance the shopping experience.

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Meat Cutting and PreparationCustomer ServicePower Tool OperationSafety and Sanitation ComplianceProduct Stocking and Rotation

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Hard Skills

Meat GrindingMeat CubingMeat Patty PreparationLabeling and PricingTemperature Control Monitoring

Soft Skills

Friendly ServiceSuggestive Selling

Tools & Technologies

SawsGrinderCubing MachineSealerWrapper Machine

Industry Keywords

Meat DepartmentFood Safety GuidelinesSanitation GuidelinesCold Environment WorkProduct Sampling

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide friendly and courteous service to customers
Know how to use all tools including power tools (saws, grinder, cubing machine, sealer, wrapper machine)
Weigh, wrap, label and price product
Clean all meat equipment and tools
Know how to perform work in service meat department
Cut and prepare all cuts of meat including blocking beef, pork, lamb & veal
Grinding meat
Cube steaks & patty steaks
Prepare product for the service meat case
Suggestive selling and product sampling
Receive product from our warehouse
Stock, straighten and rotate product in meat cases and coolers
Read and understand shelf tags
Follow company safety guidelines when using equipment
Provide customers with proper cooking instructions
Check and maintain the proper temperature controls for coolers, freezers and cutting room
Maintain cleanliness of work area, equipment and meat cases following company safety and sanitation guidelines
At closing, pull product from service meat case for proper storage

Requirements

What you’ll need

minimum of six months employment with Schnucks preferred for internal candidates
must be in good standing (not on a performance improvement plan or active discipline)
ability to work in a cold wet environment
must be able to lift up to 125-150 pounds
working on feet entire shift (8 hours)

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare
dental
vision
retirement
life insurance
tuition reimbursement
paid time off
teammate discounts