How to Be a Meat Cutter
A meat cutter may work in a variety of settings, including a meat-packing plant, a butcher shop or a retail or wholesale grocery store. To build experience, a prospective meat cutter should seek an entry-level position and learn the trade from experienced meat cutters. In a meat-processing plant, meat cutters perform duties different from grocery meat cutters, including slaughtering animals and preparing their carcasses for meat cutting. Here are steps to becoming a meat cutter in a grocery store, the more common type of meat-cutting job.
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Instructions
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Earn a high school diploma or general education diploma (GED).
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Get an entry-level meat cutter position at a grocery store.
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Learn how to handle meat safely to prevent exposure to meat pathogens. Gain experience in preparing different cuts of meat using safe practices for operating cutting devices, including cubing saws, power saws and meat grinders. Learn techniques for cleaning meat and seafood products.
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Apply techniques for displaying meats in cooler and freezer cases for customers.
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Provide superior customer service by asking customers what cuts they need, including the weight and type of meat desired.
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Assist in the unloading and unpacking of meat shipments to the store.
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Implement the store's procedures for various meat control tasks. Examples are monitoring meat inventory, rotating stock, ordering more meat and discarding expired or poor-quality meat products.
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Tips & Warnings
Meat cutters in retail and meat facilities may be required to work non-traditional hours, including second and third shift and evenings and weekends.
