Meat Assistant Department Manager

Hy-Vee•Davenport, IA

12d

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 retail prices. The role helps ensure department standards, product freshness, display rotation, replenishment, proper temperatures and storage, sanitation, and company policies are maintained. It also supports department operations through ordering, product preparation, employee training, and customer assistance. The position may assume management duties when the Department Manager is absent and instructs, assigns, reviews, and plans the work of others. It is accountable to the District Store Director, Assistant Managers for Operations, Perishables, Health, Wellness and Home, and the Meat Department Manager. Positions reporting to this role include Meat Specialists, Meat Wrap Coordinators, and Clerks.

Requirements

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 to see from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet, with or without correction, 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.

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, efficient, friendly, and helpful customer service, including greeting customers, helping locate or reach products, assisting with heavy items, taking product orders by phone, and addressing customer issues.
Work with coworkers to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
Ensure department standards are met and review product freshness, pulling products by stale date.
Rotate and replenish display case products and prepare cutting lists for case fills.
Offer meal solutions and preparation advice to customers.
Conduct cutting tests and order new items beyond routine replenishment.
Maintain proper product temperatures and storage procedures to preserve freshness and control shrink.
Train new employees.
Tenderize, grind, and cut merchandise.
Follow sanitation procedures, keep the work area clean and neat, and adhere to 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 product; clean the department.
Provide input on goals and pricing.
Assist in other store areas and perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.
Instruct, assign, review, and plan the work of others; maintain standards, coordinate activities, and allocate personnel.
Safeguard company assets, including equipment and merchandise.