FT Meat Specialist/Cutter

Meat Specialist

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. The meat specialist is a fully skilled job that cuts and merchandises all fresh meat commodities.

Reporting Relations: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home; Service Managers; Meat Department Manager or Assistant Meat Department Manager where applicable.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner
• Assists customers by escorting them to products, securing products that are out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items, making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
• Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call
• Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment
• Tenderizes, grinds, and cuts merchandise
• Prepares cutting lists for case fills
• Conducts cutting tests
• Orders new items (not strictly for replenishment)
• Monitors refrigeration for proper temperatures
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages the department in the absence of the department manager and assistant department manager
• Wraps, weighs, and labels product
• Performs cleaning in the department
• Replenishes and organizes coolers
• Assists in other areas of store as needed
• Performs other job related duties and special projects as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manages the department in the absence of the Department Manager and Assistant Department Manager

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions
• Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages
• Ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; talk with customers to identify their requests; guide people and provide basic direction

Education and Experience:

• High School or equivalent, Hy-Vee food safety training
• Over one year of related work experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Must be physically able to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally; exert up to 50 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
• Must be able 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:

• This position is exposed daily to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals/solvents, and electrical shock
• This is a fast paced work environment

Equipment Used to Perform Job:

• Power ban saw, Grinder, Tenderizer, Slicker, Bone duster (where applicable), Knives, Tumblers, Automatic patty machine (where applicable), Automatic stuffier, Wrapping system, Rotisserie, Pallet jack, Familiar with software

Confidentiality:

• Has access to confidential information such as cutting tests, tonnage sheets, monthly reports, and projection sheets

Contacts:

• Has daily contact with customers and the general public, and vendors/suppliers in the absence of the department manager

The anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $17.00 to $21.25 depending on experience.