Meat Clerk

About the role

Hy-Vee is hiring a Meat Clerk in its Cedar Falls store. The role provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service in the Meat and/or Seafood department, wrapping, trimming, stocking cases and receiving merchandise. It is non-exempt, reports to the Meat Department Manager and requires a high school education and food safety training.

Key responsibilities

• Provide friendly customer service, greet customers by name when possible, escort them to products, load or unload heavy items and take telephone orders
• Wrap, weigh and label product, trim steaks, roasts and chops, prepare and organize seafood for display, and tray, slice, tenderize and grind product
• Check food freshness, stock cases, rotate product and replenish coolers
• Follow sanitation procedures, keep the work area clean, report out-of-stock items and remove trash
• Adhere to hygiene and dress guidelines, report on time, and help with signs, replenishment orders and other store tasks

Required profile

• Age 18 or older; high school or equivalent education and food safety training
• Six months or less of similar or related work
• Ability to follow written or verbal instructions, do simple addition and subtraction, and handle up to 85 pounds occasionally, 40 pounds frequently and 10 pounds constantly
• Good vision, depth perception and color vision; able to climb, balance, kneel, lift and work in a cool, damp, noisy environment