Shane Nelson
meat specialist
Spokane,WA
Summary
Seasoned Butcher with 30 years of experience applying culinary expertise to deliver quality products. Knowledgeable about and skilled at adhering to regulations while cultivating safe conditions. Dedicated to top-of-the-line customer service and products.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Journeyman Meat Cutter
Safeway
Spokane Valley, WA
09.2021 - Current
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
- Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
- Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace and tie roasts.
- Verified proper inventory levels, product quality and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
- Assisted customers daily by taking and filling special orders and making product suggestions.
- Adhere to safety and cleanliness standards and maintained equipment.
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
- Analyzed meat temperatures for safety and quality and monitored heat conditions for stability.
- Created appealing daily meat displays to increase product sales
- Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety
- Cut meats to customer specifications and answered questions about specialty products
Smoke Meat Owner/Operator/Smoke Meat Processing
Back Porch Smoked Meat & Cheese House
OCEAN SHORES, Washington
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Remained up-to-date on current trends and attended industry trade shows and markets to view and order inventory.
- Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Conducted weekly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.
- Reviewed performance data to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress and activity levels.
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
- Packaged and attached labeling to various meat selections.
- Packed meat in Styrofoam, plastic and paper packaging and weighed on scale for pricing.
- Cut meat products with slicing equipment according to size specifications.
- Processed meat by cutting, sorting parts, deboning and grinding.
- Cut meats to customer specifications and answered questions about specialty products.
- Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
- Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace and tie roasts.
- Created appealing daily meat displays to increase product sales
- Cured, cut and smoked meats to prepare for buffet presentations.
- Set up machines to start production cycles and controlled machine settings
- Prepared reports and technical documentation of day-to-day production processes
- Reviewed production schedules and streamlined processes
EMT-B
Chewelah Rural Ambulance
Chewelah, WA
09.2000 - 04.2018
- Maintained levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to save lives and provide medical care
- Triaged patients in emergency situations based on life-threatening needs and delegated tasks to better provide treatment to maximum patients at once
- Evaluated patient vital signs and status to determine care needs using pulse oximeters and electronic vital sign machines
- Controlled wounds and injuries en-route to hospitals, prepping patients for advanced treatments or maintaining conditions pre-arrival
Assistant Director/Professional Ski Patroller/EMT
49 * North Mountain Resort
Chewelah, WA
11.1995 - 04.2018
Owner/Operator/USDA Slaughter
S&K Processing
Chewelah, WA
02.2006 - 12.2017
USDA Plant Manager
LPCA Meat Processing Facility
Odessa , WA
04.2014 - 08.2014
USDA/Meat Cutter
Smokey Ridge Meats
Chewelah, WA
06.1996 - 02.2006
Education
GED -
North Thurston High School
Lacey, WA06.1986
Skills
- Meat preparation
- Meat inspection
- Meat weighing and labeling
- Carcass cutting
- Safe food handling
- Management
- Training personnel
- Meat cutting
- Inventory management
- Curing and tenderizing
Certification
HACCP Certification
Timeline
Journeyman Meat Cutter
Safeway
09.2021 - Current
Smoke Meat Owner/Operator/Smoke Meat Processing
Back Porch Smoked Meat & Cheese House
02.2019 - 08.2021
USDA Plant Manager
LPCA Meat Processing Facility
04.2014 - 08.2014
Owner/Operator/USDA Slaughter
S&K Processing
02.2006 - 12.2017
EMT-B
Chewelah Rural Ambulance
09.2000 - 04.2018
USDA/Meat Cutter
Smokey Ridge Meats
06.1996 - 02.2006
Assistant Director/Professional Ski Patroller/EMT
49 * North Mountain Resort
11.1995 - 04.2018
GED -
North Thurston High School