Journeyman Meat Cutter at Brigham Young University

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Brigham Young University strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Job Description

Job Title: Journeyman Meat Cutter

Job Summary

This position is to assist in the forecasting, planning, and cutting of all meat (beef, chicken, pork, turkey, fish, etc.) for use on BYU campus including the MTC, Cannon Commons, Catering, Retail Restaurants, Concessions, and wrapped products for retail sales at the Creamery stores. This position also assists in developing and implementing an apprenticeship program to train new meat cutters as needed.  

What you'll do in this role:

Production Execution

• Assists in daily production activities
• Monitors weights of delivered products
• Assures that all meat orders are filled
• Plans and assists with deliveries

Quality Control and Evaluation

• This position requires expertise in evaluating and controlling the quality of all meat products.
• This position has the responsibility of rejecting sub-standard products.
• Responsible for the beef forecasting and aging process.
• This position is responsible for maintaining proper temperatures, documentation of meat produced in the Meat Shop, maintaining temperature, sanitation, and delivery logs.

Butcher

• Manages the fresh meat section for BYU Creamery locations.
• Select all meat cuts for profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Monitors meat rotation in these locations.
•  Makes recommendations of new protein options.

Assists the Meat Shop Manager in the implementation of the Apprenticeship Program

• Develop training for apprentice level meat cutters. This training involves education regarding the various cuts of meat, maximizing the yields from bulk products, safe handling of knives and cutting equipment, and sanitation procedures to ensure food safety.
• Under the direction of the manager, who selects the apprentice, this position assumes development responsibility as the apprentice moves towards journeyman status.
• This position will educate and supervise hands-on experience of processing and identifying all cuts of meats – from poultry, beef, seafood, pork, etc. They will also supervise marinating, grinding, and making of charcuterie.

Assumes management of Meat Shop in absence of the manager.

What qualifies you for this role:

Minimum education/experience required:  

• 1 year of Food Production experience.

Preferred:

• Meat shop management experience with more than 5 years’ experience in a meat cutting operation with increasing levels of responsibility. Proven experience in a food service (non-retail, i.e. restaurant) operation.

A physical exam will be conducted as a part of the hiring process for this position.

Physical Effort:

• Moderate – Physical effort represented by frequent handling of medium weight objects (approx. 20-50 lbs.) and materials, or use of medium weight hand tools. May require climbing and working from ladders or in awkward positions.

• Frequent Lifting of up to 50 lbs

Environment:

• Periodic exposure to unfavorable conditions because of unavoidable need to be in variable temperatures or wet environments, etc.

• Frequent work in freezers and coolers.

• Frequent exposure to temperatures from -20° to 55°F

Hazards:

• Moderate existing or potential hazards .

• Frequent operation of cutting, grinding, cubing and slicing equipment.

Pay Level: 48

Typical Starting Pay: $20.50 - $26.50/hour

Required Documents:

All Staff positions require a resume.

Refer to the Job Posting for any additional required documents.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world-class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ-centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual. If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU!