Meat Clerk

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Topeka, KS

About The Position

The Meat Clerk provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service and supports operations in the Meat and/or Seafood Department. The role wraps, trims, stocks, and receives merchandise; prepares meat and seafood for display; and helps maintain product freshness, department organization, and sanitation. The position works with customers, coworkers, and, as needed, vendors and suppliers. Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
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, and 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.
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.
Availability to work when scheduled and on time.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service, showing care, concern, and patience in customer interactions.
Greet customers, learn and use their names when possible, escort them to products, retrieve out-of-reach products, assist with heavy items, relay suggestions or requests, and otherwise support the shopping experience.
Answer customer calls promptly and helpfully, including taking orders.
Work cooperatively with coworkers to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
Wrap, weigh, and label products.
Review food freshness and appearance, stock cases, and rotate products.
Finish-trim steaks, roasts, and chops; prepare retail cuts and 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 in a timely manner.
Follow department and company requirements for personal hygiene, dress, and other policies and store guidelines.
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 related duties or special projects as required.