Butcher Assistant

## Description

**Become a part of the Economy Team**

**A Little About Us**

What started as a family business in a small, two-story building at 219 S. Ochoa in 1958 now includes multiple sites, a distribution center, and a customer service center, with goals of further expansion in the near future. As a family-run business, we care about the people and areas we serve. Our market knowledge, cross-border partnerships, export services, and professional bilingual team have helped make Economy Wholesale Grocers the regional leader in wholesale commerce, serving the U.S. and Mexico.

**What we are looking for**

Highly motivated individual who provides outstanding customer service byensuring meats are properly and safely sliced, cut, packaged, displayed, and stocked while maintaining proper rotation of merchandise.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

• Cuts, trims, bones, ties, and grinds meats, such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish, to prepare meat in cooking form.
• Prepares special cuts of meat ordered by customers.
• Shapes, laces, and ties roasts, using boning knife, skewer, and twine. Uses cutting skills to get primal, sub-primal and retail cuts.
• Wraps, weighs, labels, and prices cuts of meat.
• Prepares and places meat cuts and products in display counter (or freezer and coolers) to attract shoppers. Ensures (display or freezer and coolers) are properly maintained and stocked.
• Has experience or is willing to learn how to use new electromechanical meat cutting equipment.
• Receives, inspects, and stores meat upon delivery, to ensure meat quality.
• Estimates requirements and orders or requisitions meat supplies to maintain inventory.
• Records quantity of meat received and keeps records of meat sales.
• Removes damaged merchandise and places it in its designated area.
• Ensures correct sign and price is displayed for merchandise.
• Maintains proper rotation of merchandise.
• Ensures that all perishable products are put into the proper temperature as quickly as possible.
• Regularly checks temperatures in freezers/coolers to ensure proper temperature is maintained.
• Must always keep safety a priority, ensuring all equipment is operated accurately, to include pedestrian traffic and forklift operation.
• Maintains a safe, clean working environment, with the necessary sanitation process, to include maintaining the inside of the meat cutting room and freezer/coolers clean.
• Maintain pricing in the scale used to weigh meats and cheese.
• Assists customers as needed. Provides excellent customer service.
• Maintains knowledge of the State of Texas Meat Assurance and USDA rules, reporting and controls.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

**Qualifications**

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and minimum of 5 years of related experience and/or training in a meat market, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in handling bandsaw, slicer, and table cutting.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Food Handler’s Certification required.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities.
• Bilingual preferred.

**Benefits:**

• Low Cost Medical Coverage
• Company Paid Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Company Holidays

• **Location:**
• Position is for our 411 N. Zaragoza, El Paso, TX 79907 store.
• **Working hours:**
• Monday-Friday 7:00am - 4:00pm