Meat Apprentice
Core
Cutting, trimming, and preparing various meat products for individual servings and cooking cuts while maintaining department standards.
Role type
Meat department associate (apprentice level)
Builds
Fresh meat cuts, value-added products (sausages, trays), and stocked retail displays
Domain
Grocery retail / Food service
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Meat cutting and trimming, weighing and pricing, recipe following, suggestive selling, inventory rotation, food safety compliance
Preferred skills
Prior meat cutter or apprentice experience, familiarity with meat products and preparation methods
Technologies
Department scales, PPE equipment
Responsibilities
Cut and weigh steaks, chops, and other meats; grind and tray meats to make sausage; fill, rotate, and merchandise shelves and displays; maintain clean and well-stocked department; follow food safety and cleaning expectations; notify manager of supply needs