Meat Clerk

Meat Clerk

Hy-Vee's people are our strength. We promise "a helpful smile in every aisle" and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other. This position provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Wraps, trims, stocks cases, and receives merchandise in the Meat and/or Seafood Department.

Accountable and reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager; Seafood Department Manager; Assistant Seafood Department Manager; Service Managers

Positions that report to you: Under certain circumstances, part-time stockers could receive direction from the person in this position

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing prompt, efficient and friendly customer service
• Wrapping, weighing, and labeling product
• Reviewing the status and appearance of the food for freshness, then stocking cases or rotating product
• Finishing trims on steaks, roasts, and chops in preparing these retail cuts, including seafood for traying
• Preparing and organizing seafood items for display
• Understanding and practicing proper sanitation procedures and ensuring the work area is always clean and neat
• Replenishing and organizing the coolers
• Trays, slices, tenderizes, and grinds product
• Removing trash in a timely manner
• Maintaining strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress

Secondary duties and responsibilities include:

• Preparing some signs for the department
• Ordering replenishment merchandise as directed by management
• Assisting in other areas of store as needed
• Performing other job related duties and special projects as required

Knowledge, skills, abilities and worker characteristics:

• Ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions
• Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; copying figures, counting and recording
• Ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies orally or in writing

Education and experience: High School or equivalent experience, food safety training. Six months or less of similar or related work.

Physical requirements include:

• Ability to exert up to 85 pounds of force occasionally; exert up to 40 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision
• Ability to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions

Working conditions include:

• Continual exposure to a cool environment and dampness
• Frequent noise from the saws, exposure to cleaning solvents, and possibility of electrical shock
• Fast paced work environment

Equipment used to perform job: Knives, Grinders, Patty Maker, Tenderizer, Slicer, Pallet jack, Tumbler, Wrapping system, and Rotisserie

Contacts: Deals with customers on a daily basis and vendors/suppliers on an as needed basis

The anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $11.50 to $14.40 depending on experience. For information on company benefits visit Benefits | Hy-Vee.