Meat Assistant Department Manager

Hy-Vee•Winona, MN

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, proper storage and temperatures, sanitation, and a pleasant shopping and work environment. It also includes supervising and training employees, supporting department operations, and assuming management duties when the Department Manager is absent. The position involves regular customer, vendor, supplier, and regulatory-agency contact. It is performed in a fast-paced environment with daily exposure to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals or solvents, and electrical shock. The role requires physical exertion, including lifting and moving items, and use of meat-processing, wrapping, and store equipment. The anticipated starting wage is $17.00 to $21.25 per hour, depending on experience. Employment is contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

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, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Ability to perform climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Visual ability to see at distances from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet, with or without correction, and to perceive depth, distinguish colors, and use field of vision.
Availability for required night and weekend shifts.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

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.
Dale Carnegie training is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, efficient, friendly, and helpful customer service, including greeting customers, helping them locate or reach products, assisting with heavy items, and passing along customer suggestions or requests.
Answer customer calls promptly and provide helpful service, including taking product orders.
Work with coworkers as a team to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
Ensure department standards are met and review product freshness, pulling items by stale date.
Rotate and replenish display-case products and prepare cutting lists for case fills.
Offer meal solutions and preparation advice to customers and resolve customer issues.
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, cleanliness, personal hygiene, dress, company policy, and store-guideline requirements.
Report to work as scheduled and on time.
Assume management duties in the Department Manager's absence.
Wrap, weigh, and label product and clean the department.
Provide input on goals and pricing, assist in other store areas as needed, and perform other related duties and special projects.
Instruct, assign, review, and plan others' work; maintain standards, coordinate activities, and allocate personnel.
Maintain responsibility for company assets, including equipment and merchandise.