Butcher

Job Duties/Essential Functions

• Dismantles equipment, washes, rinses and sanitises removable parts, equipment and meat room
• Inspects and reassembles equipment, addresses any corrective actions from the previous night
• Reworks display case, filling and rotating merchandise
• Packs/wraps meat and seafood using automatic and manual wrapping machines
• Labels merchandise and puts labelled/wrapped merchandise in display case
• Completes department paperwork as required
• Performs weekly yield tests
• Adhere to all department Standard Operating Procedures
• Follows Costco Meat Department general and specific meat standards, procedures and goals
• Cleans and sanitises work area throughout the day
• Follows sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOP) guidelines for cleaning and sanitation of all equipment
• Completes and complies with 11 commandments of Quality assurances, food safety certification, department specific

training and all safety training required by warehouse and meat department

• Complies with health code by following sanitation standards and maintaining proper temperatures
• Stocks and rotates meat inside meat cooler/freezer
• Removes rubbish from department and work areas. Operates trash compactor and cardboard baler
• Transfers cases of meat from cooler to preparation area
• Cuts, trims, tenderise, grind meat and checks fat content per Costco specification
• Follows proper department production procedures and standards for quality and consistency of finished

merchandise

• Assists with other departments of the warehouse
• Provides and ensures prompt and courteous customer service to members, employees and vendors.

Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery

• Computer, copier, phone, band saw, tenderiser, grinder and wrapper.

Qualifications (Costco-specific or industry specific skills that candidates should possess)
Education/Training:
High School Certificate or Trade Qualification (Butcher)
Licenses/Certifications:
None
Experience/Skills:
Butchery or comparable experience
Strong customer service, communication, interpersonal and organisation skills
Problem solving and critical thinking
Attention to detail

Other specific requirements

• If successful, you will be required to undertake role & department specific training within specified timeframes