Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
Key Responsibilities
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Whole-Carcass Processing: Demonstrated ability to break down whole beef carcasses, including sides and quarters, into primal, sub primal, and retail cuts.
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Professional Butchery: Expert knowledge of beef, pork, and other proteins, including fabrication, deboning, trimming, portioning, and specialty cuts.
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Slaughter Experience: Previous experience with humane livestock slaughter, carcass dressing, and processing is highly desirable.
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Yield Management: Maximize usable product, minimize waste, and maintain accurate cutting yields.
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Inventory & Forecasting: Manage meat inventories, production planning, purchasing, and forecasting using inventory management systems.
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Cost Controls: Monitor food costs, product yields, labor efficiency, and profitability.
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Quality & Food Safety: Maintain strict USDA, HACCP, sanitation, temperature-control, and food-handling standards applicable to the operation.
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Team Leadership: Train, coach, supervise, and develop team members in professional meat-cutting techniques and safe equipment operation.
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Production Management: Coordinate daily processing schedules, restaurant orders, and product distribution.
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Equipment Maintenance: Ensure proper operation, cleaning, and maintenance of saws, grinders, slicers, vacuum sealers, and other processing equipment.
Required Qualifications
- Proven professional experience as a butcher, meat cutter, or meat-processing supervisor.
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Strong experience processing whole beef carcasses and breaking down whole muscles.
- Extensive knowledge of beef anatomy, primal and sub primal cuts, and meat fabrication.
- Proficiency in knife skills, boning, trimming, and portion control.
- Previous management or team leadership experience.
- Understanding of meat yields, costing, inventory systems, and production forecasting.
- Knowledge of food safety regulations and sanitation requirements.
- Ability to work in a physically demanding, refrigerated processing environment.
- Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Compensation: $54,800.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Happy Day Restaurants
Happy Day Restaurants
We are a family-owned company rooted in the LC Valley since 1969. Our mission is to build a strong culture of employee leadership while serving the freshest products with enthusiastic hospitality. From local food sourcing through Happy Day Local to our 14 restaurants and catering shop, we’re committed to strengthening our community and creating meaningful opportunities for our team to grow and succeed.
To support that mission, we provide thorough training and development so team members with the desire and determination can grow their careers with us. Employees enjoy a VIP discount valid at all 14 locations, plus unique programs such as Good Grade Rewards for student employees and daycare reimbursement to help balance work and family life. Full-time team members are also eligible for comprehensive medical benefits and more.
Our employees are the heart of Happy Day Corporation. Their dedication to development and growth keep our company in the forefront of the LC Valley. If you love working with people, are dependable, and desire personal growth, come be a part of the Happy Day family.
Our Family of Restaurants include:
Zany Graze
Tomato Bros
Mystic Cafe
Main Street Grill
Southway Pizzeria
Taco Time (Lewiston, Clarkston, Moscow)
Arby's (Lewiston, Orchards, Clarkston, Moscow)
A&W (Moscow)
Learn more about our Local Food Initiative: happydaylocal.com
Company Website: www.happydayrestaurants.com
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