Meat Cutter

**Meinhardt Fine Foods** is currently seeking a **Journeyman/Meat Cutter** for our store located in **Vancouver (South Granville), BC**. This role is **Full-Time **and reports to the Store Manager.

Meinhardt Fine Foods is Western Canada’s culinary destination. Our goal is to serve up a line of delicious freshly prepared foods, and compelling signature items, all delivered in a fresh and entertaining environment where you will want to “feed your curiosity”.

Meinhardt Fine Foods has been a vibrant part of South Granville since 1996 and boasts some of the best olive oils in the city, a large take-out deli, along with all kinds of unique items sourced from around the world.

We are looking for a leader who has a strong passion for fresh food and who can efficiently oversee the daily operations of the Deli Department in terms of staffing, sales, customer service, merchandising, and product quality.

**Job Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Assist the Meat Manager and work within established rules and guidelines for the Meat Department regarding inventory, invoicing, ordering, pricing, training, receiving, staffing and cleanliness
- Ensure that our food quality, quantity, freshness, and presentation meet or exceed our company’s high standards
- Cut, trim, debone and prepare standard cuts of meat according to specifications using knives and power tools
- Wrap and package prepared meats
- Prepare special cuts and orders as per customer requests
- Courteously answer all customer inquiries regarding different cuts, serving sizes etc
- Stocking displays to ensure adequate product levels in the department
- Make sure that all prepared items are properly labeled, covered and rotated
- Ensure all equipment is clean, well maintained and fully operational
- Keep department continually clean, organized and free of safety hazards
- Follow all workplace and food safety policies and practices to ensure a safe work environment
- Present a neat, fresh, and well-merchandised department
- To perform other duties and tasks assigned or required as consistent with the nature and scope of the position.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Food Safe ticket an asset
- Knowledge of Meat department operations and skills an asset
- Retail meat cutting experience and/or journeyman certification
- Demonstrated ability to ensure 100% customer service
- Ability to ensure compliance of established company policy
- Excellent command of the English language both verbal and written
- Positive attitude and superb customer service skills
- Previous retail or customer service experience in a grocery setting an asset
- Commitment to health and safety in the workplace, with the ability to work in a safe and responsible manner at all times
- Must be self-motivated, reliable and able to work independently or in a collaborative team environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
- Can juggle multiple tasks, manage your time well, and work well under pressure
- Able to take direction, adhere to established company policies and follow through with assigned tasks
- Willingness and availability to work a variety of shifts, including: Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings, Weekends & Holidays
- Demonstrated high level of communication, interpersonal & conflict resolution skills
- Excellent command of the English language (both verbal and written)

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**
- Ability to stand and perform physically demanding, repetitive physical tasks for extended periods of time
- Physical ability to stand, lift and handle up to 50 pounds on a regular basis
- Job requires manual dexterity; attention to detail; hand-eye co-ordination;
- Standing for extended periods and bending, crouching, kneeling at times
- Cold environment, noisy, with some strong odours

**Our commitment to you**:

- Competitive wages with starting rates based on experience
- Automatic pay increases based on the number of hours you have worked
- Room for advancement - all new opportunities posted internally first
- Company matched RRSP Program
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Employee / Store Discount (More Rewards program)
- _For full time regular positions:_ Comprehensive benefits package including Dental, Extended Health, Vision, Life & Disability insurance

If you feel that you possess the knowledge, skills and abilities mentioned above then we would love to hear from you

**More than one way to apply**:

- Please include a cover letter outlining your work schedule availability

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**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Store discount
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