Meat Service Clerk (18+)

Hy-Vee, Inc.•Independence, MO

About The Position

The Meat Service Clerk works in the Meat and/or Seafood Department, providing prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service. The role wraps, trims, weighs, labels, and stocks merchandise; receives and organizes products; and helps maintain freshness, sanitation, and department cleanliness. The clerk assists customers throughout the store, answers calls and takes orders when needed, and works with coworkers to support a pleasant shopping experience and work environment. The position requires following company and department policies, hygiene and dress guidelines, and scheduled work hours. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of 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, 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 for near and far distances, depth perception, color identification and distinction, 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.
Successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient customer service, treating customers as the most important people in the store.
Smile, greet customers, learn and use their names when possible, and assist them with locating or reaching products, handling heavy items, and sharing suggestions or requests.
Answer the telephone 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.
Finish-trim steaks, roasts, and chops for retail cuts, including 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 guidelines for personal hygiene and dress, as well as company policies and individual 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 job-related duties and special projects as required.