Alaska Commercial Company (ACC) is excited to hire a professional with a passion for culinary and fantastic customer service skills. In your role as Meat Cutter, you provide customers with the freshest merchandise. We look forward to your application and to ‘meat’ you.

ACC is a growing company with a long history of serving rural Alaskans. For more than 140 years, we have been providing groceries and general merchandise to the people of Alaska. As was true more than 140 years ago, our stores continue to be a vital center of local community life. In 1992, the company was purchased by The North West Company (NWC) from then owner The Commercial Enterprise Development Corporation of Alaska. This acquisition by NWC made the combined companies the largest North American rural retailers and one of the largest employers in the State of Alaska. Learn more about ACC: acvaluecenter.com.

Your Role:

• Maintain meat plant service in accordance with established company standards;
• Perform daily U.S.D.A sanitation requirements;
• Ensure the store’s satisfaction is maximized through:
• Inner-department communication
• Merchandising of products
• Daily operating procedures
• Perform proper down stacking of goods that have arrived for receiving and cross checking against the invoice;
• Check for any damage that might have occurred during shipment;
• Ensure proper trimming techniques are used when products are prepared for sales or back stock;
• Perform proper rotation and dating on each new item so that the rule of “the oldest is being used first’ is consistently implemented;
• Ensure any usable portion of the damaged merchandise is saved and used;
• Work to cutting list provided by the Meat Category Manager, producing the quantity specified on the cutting list; and
• Maintain OSHA standards.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months of related experience and/or training; Or, equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Ability to wrap, weigh, label, and price cuts of meat;
• Experience cutting, trimming, and grinding meats such as beef, pork, poultry, and fish;
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization;
• Fantastic customer service skills with the ability to communicate effectively;
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Also able to compute rate, ratio, and percent to draw and interpret bar graphs; and
• Must be able to work with fork lift and electric pallet jack.

Joining ACC gives you the opportunity for growth and development throughout the company, a competitive salary and benefits package, and to be part of a dynamic and diverse culture.

Location: North Star Quality Meats Anchorage, Alaska

NOTE: If an existing employee is selected for a posted position they will be required to remain in that position a minimum of one year prior to applying for other posted positions unless authorized by their current supervisor. New employees to the company must also remain in their position a minimum of one year prior to applying for posted positions unless authorized by their supervisor.

A competitive salary is being offered along with opportunities to learn, develop and advance throughout the organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Apply at: Submit resume to ssetefano@northwest.ca