Meat Specialist: Precision Cutter & Customer Advocate

Hy-Vee, Inc.; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hy-Vee, Inc. in Independence, MO is seeking a Meat Specialist in the Meat department to cut and merchandize fresh meat and deliver friendly customer service.

The role requires strong knife skills, attention to cleanliness and safety, and ability to work as part of a team. You will assist customers, prepare cutting lists, and help maintain product quality and display standards in a fast-paced store environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Hy-Vee food safety training completed.
• Over one year of related work experience preferred.
• Strong customer service and merchandising skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Assists customers by escorting them to the products they’re looking for, securing products that are out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items, and passing along customer suggestions or requests.
• Tenderizes, grinds, and cuts merchandise.
• Prepares cutting lists for case fills.
• Conducts cutting tests.
• Orders new items (not strictly for replenishment).
• Monitors refrigeration for proper temperatures.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Skills

Customer service

Meat cutting

Merchandising

Professionalism

Teamwork

Education

High School degree or equivalent

Hy-Vee food safety training

1+ year related experience

Tools

Power ban saw

Grinder

Tenderizer

Slicker

Bone duster

Knives

Tumblers

Automatic patty machine

Automatic stuffier

Wrapping system

Rotisserie

Pallet jack

Familiar with software

Job description

Hy-Vee, Inc. in Independence, MO is seeking a Meat Specialist in the Meat department to cut and merchandize fresh meat and deliver friendly customer service.

The role requires strong knife skills, attention to cleanliness and safety, and ability to work as part of a team. You will assist customers, prepare cutting lists, and help maintain product quality and display standards in a fast-paced store environment.