Fish Cutter (Supermarket) Job Description
A Fish Cutter in a supermarket is responsible for cleaning, cutting, preparing, and packaging fresh fish and seafood products for sale. This role ensures that seafood items meet quality, freshness, and food safety standards while providing customers with properly prepared products.
Fish cutters work in the seafood section of supermarkets, handling fish and seafood products while maintaining strict hygiene, sanitation, and temperature control standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Clean, scale, gut, and cut fish according to store standards.
- Prepare seafood products for display, packaging, or customer orders.
- Ensure proper handling, storage, and labeling of seafood items.
- Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of tools, equipment, and work areas.
- Inspect seafood quality and report spoiled or damaged products.
- Assist customers with fish selections and cutting requests.
- Follow food safety, hygiene, and temperature control procedures.
- Support daily operations of the supermarket seafood section.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Knowledge of fish cutting, cleaning, and seafood preparation.
- Understanding of food safety and sanitation standards.
- Ability to use knives and fish-cutting tools safely.
- Attention to detail and freshness control.
- Good customer service and communication skills.
- Physically fit to handle seafood products and stand for long hours.
- Reliable, hygienic, and safety-conscious.
Educational Requirements
- High school level or graduate.
- Experience as a fish cutter, fishmonger, or seafood handler is an advantage.
- Training in food handling or seafood processing is an advantage.
- Willing to undergo food safety and hygiene training.
Sample Job Posting
We are looking for a skilled and reliable Fish Cutter to join our supermarket seafood section. The ideal candidate will prepare fresh seafood products, maintain sanitation standards, and assist customers with their seafood needs.
- Location: [Supermarket Location]
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Schedule: Shifting Schedule
- Salary: [Store Rate / Based on Experience]
Interested applicants may apply in person at [Supermarket HR / Seafood Section Office] or submit their application to [Contact Details].