Fish cutter job description

*** $300 Sign On Bonus ***

Since 1912, Citarella has been a part of New York. Our name is synonymous with freshness, quality and value. In a city that offers overwhelming variety, we proudly offer the largest selection of fresh seafood & aged prime meats along with prepared foods and gourmet groceries. While growing, we have maintained our commitment to providing the best quality, value and service.

As a Fish Cutter, your seafood experience plays a vital role in supporting the Seafood Team's daily and weekly responsibilities. This position will have a solid understanding of proper fish butchering and seafood in a high volume, revenue driving department. You possess the skills to work smart thanks to your advance knife skills, to work clean, to minimize waste, and whenever needed, to lend your support to the Seafood Associates. And just as important, you seek to constantly improve your butchering skills, knowledge of seasonal seafood products and overall Fish Department operations.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Monitor quality, freshness, and safeguard proper product rotation.
Receive merchandise, break down pallets, manage vendor invoices/picklists, ensure product is meets/exceeds Citarella standards.
Advanced knife skills: (i.e. cleaning, gutting, scaling, trimming, boning, shucking, shelling).
Prepare, package, portion, clean, shuck special customer requests/orders.
Maintain department inventory levels.
Monitor quality, freshness, and safeguard proper product rotation.
Ensure department is cleaned and maintained throughout all shifts (assisting with seafood display, lobster tank, cooler, and work areas etc.)
Adhere to all assigned duties by management team.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum of 2-3 years high volume fishmonger or industry equivalent experience.
Flexible schedule including opening or closing shifts, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to perform physical requirements of job including standing during scheduled hours, kneeling, stooping, using stairs, lifting, push and pull items of usually 20-75 pounds.
Vast knowledge of various fish butchering and knife skills; quality control.
Food safety and sanitation knowledge.
Ability to show initiative, work with limited supervision, and are self-motivated.
Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills.

IN RETURN, WE OFFER!

Competitive Wages, Medical/Dental/Vision /Company sponsored life insurance benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Discounts, Paid Time Off, 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match!

Citarella is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)

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Perform cutting and trimming of seafood according to customer specifications using company standards and adhering to all safety requirements. Able to keep within yield and time benchmarks.

**$25/HOUR Benefits on Day 1!**

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Prepare special cuts of fish product ordered by customers.

• Clean, scrape, trim, fillet, and/or portion fish for future processing.

• Weigh fish and tag containers for weight, contents and customer name

• Separate fish and byproducts into specified containers and seal containers.

• Prepare raw materials for further processing

• Ensure that all product specifications are being met according to guidelines.

• Perform duties quickly to meet all deadlines imposed.

• Portion cut and customize product to meet customer specs and company yields

• Count and stack on tray portions per desired customer and company specifications

• Label portion with supplied number product labels

• Needs to be able to read and understand cut tickets.

• Set up fish room as required

• Keep fish room and surrounding area clean and sanitized.

• Must adhere to USDA Safety and Sanitation regulations for food safety requirements.

• Work continually in a refrigerated environment 35°F- 45°F

• Complete miscellaneous other duties as assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Education/Training:** High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred. Incumbent must have the ability to work in a fast-paced production environment. Ability to read and understand customers specifications and do basic math functions. Finish time is when work is completed and could require overtime without notice.

**Related Experience/Requirements:**

**Skilled as a specialty fish cutter using knives required; preferred (5) years experience as a fish or meat cutter. Experience with laser portion machinery or other fish production equipment is preferred.**

**Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:** Knowledge of fish, poultry, beef, lamb, or pork products preferred

Knowledge of USDA grades and standards as well as food safety is preferred.

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At The Chefs' Warehouse we are an industry leader in food distribution!

We have a distinct competitive advantage in serving our customers because of our extensive selection of top quality and hard-to-find specialty and center-of-the-plate food products.

What's on our menu?

Enticing Appetizers:

A culture that is full of flavor and inviting! Creating an environment of belonging, where everyone is welcome!

Delivering our best in everything we do

We are committed to high quality food and dedicated to a positive team culture.

Divine Entrees:

Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays

Health, Dental and Medical Benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

5% above cost for our high-quality food products

Employee discounts for travel and events

401k

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The icing on the cake... We are proud to share that we are Great Place to Work -Certified™ and live by our values of always being curious and creative, hungry for food and for results, entrepreneurial, flexible and supportive of our peers and our clients.

About Us:

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ( WWW.CHEFSWAREHOUSE.COM ) is North America's leading distributor of specialty, protein and broadline offerings, providing the world's greatest ingredients to North America's best chefs for over three decades. From the most dish-dazzling center of the plate proteins to the highly sophisticated and luxurious ingredients to integrate across any menu, The Chefs' Warehouse provides their large base of more than 35,000 customers a world-class variety of products that are 2nd to none: supporting chefs in their pursuit of culinary excellence and making their wildest culinary visions a reality.

General Summary:

As a key member of our rapidly growing organization, the Fish Cutter contributes to our success by preparing specialty cuts of fish in a timely and efficient manner to meet our customer's expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Select products from pick tickets and stage for production
* Cut product to meet customer specifications
* Transport finished product to appropriate packaging line utilizing carts
* Weigh product to ensure compliance with customer/company specifications
* Replenish stock as needed
* Maintain work area clean and orderly
* Must maintain product integrity with proper handling & report damage to management immediately
* Must follow all company policies and procedures
* Follow all federal, state and local HACCP, OSHA & GMP guidelines
* Other duties as assigned

Required Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Ability:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret sales data and trends. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers or members of the business community.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications:

* Ability to lift to 60 lbs
* Ability to manage time in a fast-paced industry
* Ability to safely use necessary tools and equipment
* Ability to work in a temperature-controlled environment
* Candidates must be reliable, responsible, and punctual, with a positive attitude and work well independently and with a team

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

Other details

* Pay Type Hourly
* Required Education High School

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* Orlando, FL, USA