Meat Clerk

Hy-Vee•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

The Meat Clerk provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service in the Meat and/or Seafood Department. The role wraps, trims, weighs, labels, stocks, and receives merchandise; prepares meat and seafood products for sale and display; and maintains clean, organized work areas and coolers. The position requires attention to food freshness, sanitation, department and company policies, and customer needs. It is a fast-paced role with continual exposure to cool conditions and dampness, and night and weekend shifts are required.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent experience.
Food safety training.
Six months or less of similar or related work experience.
Ability to follow detailed but straightforward written or verbal instructions and handle 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.
Visual ability including near and distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision, with or without correction.
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 is a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, friendly customer service, including greeting customers, helping them find or reach products, assisting with heavy items, and responding to suggestions or requests.
Answer the telephone promptly and provide helpful service, including taking customer orders.
Work cooperatively with colleagues 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 sale, and prepare seafood for traying.
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 requirements for personal hygiene, dress, and other 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 needed.