Trim Trainee

Position Description:

Performs specific duties that will allow individual to progress in completion of summative assessment, learning tools, and application of skill/ability to complete processing of trimming to product specification.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Read and review training material

• Observe task being performed

• Perform tasks by repetitive practice methods

• Ensures work performance meets throughput and yield standard requirements.

• Meet Validation Matrix expectations for all ten cuts

o Rate

o Quality

o Honing

• Meet Validation Requirements/Expectations

o Knife Skills

▪ Maintaining Blade Sharpness

• Stroke

• Frequency

o Tools

▪ Flat Steel

▪ Rounded Steel

▪ Hook

• Contributes to team efforts by performing other duties as assigned and needed.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

Not applicable.

Requirements:

• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.

Preferred Experience/Skillset:

• Able to speak English preferred.

• Meat trimming or butchering experience.

• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift/push/pull product more than 30 pounds occasionally.

• 100% of day spent on work floor standing and trimming.

• 100% of day spent in temperatures of 40 to 45 degrees