Meat Clerk - Evening Shifts

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Quincy, IL
•$15 - $19

About The Position

The Meat Clerk works in the Meat and/or Seafood Department, providing prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service while wrapping, trimming, stocking, and receiving merchandise. The role includes preparing and organizing meat and seafood products for display, maintaining product freshness and department cleanliness, and supporting customers and coworkers. The position is non-exempt and works in a fast-paced environment that is continually cool and damp, with frequent noise from saws and exposure to cleaning solvents and possible electrical shock. Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

  • High school education or equivalent experience.
  • Food safety training.
  • Six months or less of similar or related work experience.
  • Ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions and deal with a few concrete variables.
  • Ability to perform simple addition and subtraction, copy figures, count, and record information.
  • Ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions, write identifying information, and request supplies orally or in writing.
  • Ability to exert up to 85 pounds of force occasionally, 40 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
  • Vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet, with or without correction, 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.
  • Availability for required night and weekend shifts.
  • Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

  • Provide prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient customer service, including greeting customers, learning and using their names, helping them locate or reach products, handling heavy items, and passing along suggestions or requests.
  • Answer customer calls promptly and provide helpful service, including taking customer orders.
  • Work with coworkers to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
  • Wrap, weigh, and label products.
  • Check food freshness and appearance, stock cases, and rotate products.
  • Trim steaks, roasts, and chops for retail cuts, and prepare seafood for trays.
  • Prepare and organize seafood items for display.
  • Follow sanitation procedures and keep the work area clean and neat.
  • Replenish and organize coolers.
  • Report out-of-stock products to appropriate personnel.
  • Tray, slice, tenderize, and grind products.
  • Remove trash promptly.
  • Follow department and company guidelines for personal hygiene, dress, and store policies.
  • Report to work as scheduled and on time.
  • Prepare some department signs.
  • Order replenishment merchandise as directed by management.
  • Assist in other store areas and perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.
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