Meat Specialist: Fresh Cuts & Customer Experience

Hy-Vee; Creston (IA); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hy-Vee in Creston, IA is seeking a Meat Specialist who will cut and merchandise fresh meat, provide friendly customer service, and maintain high safety and quality standards.

You will learn cutting lists, assist customers, monitor temperatures, and help with ordering and department upkeep in a fast-paced environment. High school or equivalent and Hy-Vee food safety training preferred; experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Must be able to solve practical problems with limited standardization and interpret instructions.
• Arithmetical ability including fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Comfortable talking with customers to identify needs and guide them to products.

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, friendly customer service and greets customers in a helpful manner.
• Cuts, tenderizes, grinds, and weighs meat products; prepares cutting lists for case fills.
• Monitors refrigeration temperatures and maintains hygiene and department guidelines.
• Orders new items and assists in other store areas as needed.
• Performs cleaning, stocking, and department organization tasks.

Skills

Customer service

Problem solving

Arithmetic

Education

High School or equivalent

Hy-Vee food safety training

Tools

Power band saw

Grinder

Tenderizer

Slicer/Scrubber?

Bone duster

Knives

Tumblers

Automatic patty machine

Automatic stuffier

Wrapping system

Rotisserie

Pallet jack

Software familiarity

Job description

Hy-Vee in Creston, IA is seeking a Meat Specialist who will cut and merchandise fresh meat, provide friendly customer service, and maintain high safety and quality standards.

You will learn cutting lists, assist customers, monitor temperatures, and help with ordering and department upkeep in a fast-paced environment. High school or equivalent and Hy-Vee food safety training preferred; experience preferred.