Lead Meat Cutter
1 week ago
The Head Butcher oversees the efficient operation of the butcher shop, ensuring compliance with company policies on a daily basis.
This involves guiding, coaching, and evaluating direct reports. The successful candidate must be well-versed in United States Public Health Rules and Regulations and ensure adherence to these standards.
Key responsibilities include maintaining a clean butcher shop and thawing rooms according to schedule, implementing methods to minimize equipment damage.
The Head Butcher guarantees that the butcher shop and thawing rooms are prepared for any announced or unannounced USPH inspections conducted by the ship's management or USPH inspectors.
Duties also involve storing received meats and poultry into freezers on loading days, requisitioning necessary items from freezers to thawing rooms based on the Executive Chef's thawing schedule.
The position requires completing Daily Butcher Recaps as required, assisting the Inventory Manager with inventory management, and ensuring butcher shop personnel arrive on time in proper attire.
The Head Butcher is responsible for being present during early standby periods when the ship is subject to a USPH inspection and must have knowledge of the ship's standard operating procedures.
