Assistant Meat Department Manager

Hy-Vee•Independence, MO

About The Position

The Assistant Meat Department Manager provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service and assists the Meat Department Manager in presenting fresh, innovative, high-quality products at competitive prices. The role helps maintain department standards, product freshness and presentation, food safety, sanitation, and a pleasant shopping and work environment. It may assume management duties when the Department Manager is absent and supervises the work of meat specialists, meat wrap coordinators, and clerks.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school education or equivalent.
Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of variables with limited standardization and to interpret instructions.
Ability to perform arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data between records; interview to obtain basic information; and guide people by providing basic direction.
Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Visual ability, with or without correction, from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet, including depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen is required for employment.

Nice To Haves

Over one year of related work experience is preferred.
Computer meat program.
Hy-Vee food safety training.
Cornell Home Study food safety course (effective 03/07/96).
Dale Carnegie is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, friendly customer service, including assisting customers with products, handling requests, and answering telephone calls and product orders.
Work with coworkers to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
Maintain department standards and check product appearance and freshness; pull products by stale date.
Rotate and replenish display-case products and prepare cutting lists for case fills.
Offer meal solutions and advice on food preparation.
Handle and resolve customer issues.
Conduct cutting tests; tenderize, grind, and cut merchandise.
Order new items in addition to replenishment orders.
Maintain proper product temperatures and storage procedures to preserve freshness and control shrink.
Train new employees.
Practice sanitation procedures, keep the work area clean and neat, and follow personal hygiene, dress, company, and store guidelines.
Report to work as scheduled and on time.
Assume management duties in the Department Manager’s absence.
Wrap, weigh, and label products; clean the department.
Provide input on goals and pricing.
Assist in other store areas and perform other related duties and special projects as required.
Instruct, assign, review, and plan the work of others; maintain standards, coordinate activities, and allocate personnel.
Be responsible for company assets, including equipment and merchandise.