Hornbacher's, a member of the Coborn's, Inc. family of stores, is immediately hiring for a Meat Cutter to join our team! The purpose of this position is to consistently meet assigned daily production requirements and ensuring that meat preparation is consistently in accordance with Hornbacher’s food safety standards and procedures, in addition to providing a positive shopping experience for customers.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Assists customers during their shopping experience

• Greet, Offer, & Thank all customers
• Bring customers to the location of product
• Assist with product substitutions
• Perform price checks

Functional Requirement:

• Physical: walking, bending, kneeling, able to reach, lift, stack and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weighing up to 75 lbs., equipment operation (intercom, telephone, scanner, register, scale)
• Mental: judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, knowledge of weights and measurements, memorization, reading, writing, & math

Maintaining a neat and organized store appearance

• Ensures floors are clear of debris at all times
• Cleaning equipment, shelves, cases, and racking according to cleaning schedule
• Compacts cardboard, stacks pallets, stores and organizes overstock
• Maintains the eye-appeal of the department
• Breaking down loads and dating product

Functional Requirement:

• Physical: walking, bending, kneeling, able to reach, lift, stack and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weighing up to 75 lbs., equipment operation (cardboard baler, garbage compactor, box cutter, pallet jack, shopping cart, ladder, knives, wrappers, scales)
• May occasionally be exposed to temperatures of approximately -20F - 35F while handling products in freezers, coolers and display cases. Most of the work is performed in a temperature-controlled store environment.
• Mental: judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, knowledge of weights and measurements, memorization, reading, writing, & math

Maintaining proper inventory levels on the sales floor

• Ability to recognize, cut, grind, slice, and tenderize all varieties of fresh meat
• Perform meat cutting and preparation as assigned
• Ensures correct placement of product
• Rotates and discards product following Hornbacher’s policy
• Handles product carefully to avoid damage
• Follows safe food handling and preparation processes
• Builds and maintains product displays
• Wrap, weight, price, and label meat and seafood product
• Maintains proper records as assigned by the Supervisor

Functional Requirement:

• Physical: walking, bending, kneeling, able to reach, lift, stack and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weighing up to 75 lbs., equipment operation (pallet jack, box cutter, Telzon, shopping cart, step ladder, knives, automatic wrapper, scales, labeling machine, meat grinder)
• May occasionally be exposed to temperatures of approximately -20F - 35F while handling products in freezers, coolers and display cases. Most of the work is performed in a temperature-controlled store environment.
• Mental: judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, knowledge of weights and measurements, memorization, reading, writing, & math

JOB COMPETENCIES AND REQUIREMENTS:

Attention to detail

• Checking meat and seafood for the highest quality
• Perform meat cutting and preparation
• Properly wrap, weigh, price, and label meat and seafood product
• Ensures proper signage of product
• Restocks and faces throughout the day
• Verifying orders against invoices
• Maintains cleanliness and eye-appeal of sales floor and back room
• Maintain knowledge of product movement and specials

Communication skills

• Ability to Greet, Offer, & Thank all customers
• Ability to receive feedback and implement processes for improvement
• Ability to follow directions from the Meat Department Manager
• Reporting any shortages and spoiled or damaged product to the Meat Department Manager

Time management skills

• Ability to complete assigned tasks without direct supervision in a timely manner
• Ability to prioritize tasks based on customer and business needs

Experience

• Meat cutting experience preferred
• Food Safety Certification

• Must be able to work a variety of shifts; including nights, weekends, & holidays.

At Coborn’s, Inc. we go all out to “Be Remarkable.” Our culture celebrates employee ideas and encourages creative innovations. We’re growing, learning, and overflowing with energy. In a dynamic atmosphere that welcomes diversity, we are investing in our employees, along with the growth of our company. Join our grocery teams and connect with guests in a fast-paced retail position with advancement opportunities where you are encouraged to shine as you use your guest service skills. If you're friendly and dependable and you like to work with terrific guests, we'd love to talk about an opportunity on our team.

Coborn's, Inc. is a fast-growing employee-owned grocery retailer located in the Midwest. Our grocery store formats include Coborn's, Cash Wise, Marketplace Foods, Hornbacher's and Save-A-Lot stores, and we offer unique online grocery home delivery services through our CobornsDelivers and Cash Wise Delivers locations. Coborn's, Inc. also owns and operates liquor stores under the Coborn's Liquor, Cash Wise Liquor and Captain Jack's brands. Additionally, our fuel and convenience division, in-house grocery warehouse and distribution center, in-house Central Bakery, and Tops Cleaners are significant assets to our operations. We also have a handful of other retail entities in the markets where the fit is right: Little Dukes, Holiday Stationstores, Ace Hardware, Caribou Coffee, Dunn Bros Coffee, Subway and Erbert and Gerbert's.

Our remarkable employees strive to inspire happiness, healthy living and simplicity one guest at a time. With a vibrant and fun work environment, ongoing opportunities for career growth, and generous benefit packages, Coborn's offers a bright future for all employee owners.

Here’s a list of some of the many benefits that we offer:

• Vacation Pay
• Holiday and Sunday Premium Pay
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) plans
• Voluntary Benefits
• Additional benefits available to full time team members

In addition to this list, we also offer flexible scheduling. We understand that many of our employees are trying to juggle school, practice, family time, errands and personal hobbies, all with only about 16 hours of “awake time” in a day.

We celebrate a culture of recognition, encouraging employees to recognize and thank one another for remarkable behavior. We even have an app for that!

We’re always looking for motivated, high-potential employees who want to be part of our next generation of leaders! There are opportunities to grow within our company to positions you may not yet even know exist. Coborn’s, Inc. offers a variety of development programs for employees who want to grow their careers with us.

Finally, we believe that building a team of people with different backgrounds, beliefs, experiences and perspectives inspires fresh thinking and opens us up to new possibilities. We are an EEO/AA Employer - All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.