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Hy-Vee, Inc.

Meat Department Clerk

Papillion, NE · On-site

$13 - $16/hr

Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager; Seafood Department Manager; Assistant Seafood Department Manager;

Hy-Vee

Meat Manager

South Sioux City, NE · On-site

$20/hr

District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health, Wellness Home. Positions that report to you: Meat Department Employees. Primary Duties and ...

Baker's

MEAT/DEPT LEADER

Omaha, NE · On-site

$20 - $26.50/hr

Be alert and assist in store security. Be perceptive and handle customer complaints. * Keep department temperature logs accurately updated and maintained. Train and follow up with Meat department ...

Baker's

MEAT/CUTTER CLERK

Bellevue, NE · On-site

$14.50 - $19.25/hr

Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist ... Meat experience * Retail experience * Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing) * Promote ...

HyVee

Meat Clerk-Mid Shift and Evenings

Lincoln, NE · On-site

$12.25 - $15/hr

Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager; Seafood Department Manager; Assistant Seafood Department Manager;

Hy-Vee, Inc.

Meat Clerk-Mid Shift and Evenings

Lincoln, NE · On-site

$12.25 - $15/hr

Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager; Seafood Department Manager; Assistant Seafood Department Manager;

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Grocery Clerk

Gretna, NE

$14 - $16.50/hr

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Grocery Clerk

Lincoln, NE

$13 - $15.50/hr

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Market Clerk

Lincoln, NE

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Market Clerk

Papillion, NE

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Grocery Clerk

Nebraska City, NE

$13.50 - $16/hr

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Grocery Clerk

Omaha, NE

$14.25 - $17/hr

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Market Clerk

Gretna, NE

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Market Clerk

Lincoln, NE

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Market Clerk

Gretna, NE

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

Fareway Meat & Grocery

Market Clerk

Omaha, NE

Meat preparations * Cut meat * Record and report accurate inventory counts * Assist all customers in their shopping * Fill meat case * Maintain digital logs * Other duties as assigned BASIC ...

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What is a meat assistant?

Meat Assistants are retail workers who support butchers or meat department supervisors in grocery stores, supermarkets, or specialty meat shops. Their responsibilities typically include preparing, packaging, and displaying meat products, assisting customers, maintaining cleanliness and food safety standards, and restocking shelves. They may also help with basic meat cutting under supervision, ensuring all products are properly labeled and stored. Good customer service and knowledge of meat products are important skills for this role.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a meat assistant, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Meat Assistant, you need basic knowledge of meat cuts, food safety practices, and often a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with equipment like meat slicers, scales, and point-of-sale (POS) systems is typically required, and food handling certifications may be preferred. Attention to detail, customer service skills, and the ability to work efficiently in a team are valuable soft skills in this role. These skills ensure safe product handling, high-quality customer interactions, and smooth operations in a busy retail or processing environment.

What are some common challenges faced by meat assistants in a busy retail environment?

Meat Assistants often work in fast-paced settings where maintaining food safety standards and cleanliness under time pressure can be challenging. They may need to quickly adapt to fluctuating customer demands, handle heavy lifting, and manage multiple tasks such as preparing cuts, restocking displays, and assisting customers. Effective teamwork and clear communication with butchers and other staff are essential for keeping operations smooth and ensuring customer satisfaction.

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Meat Department Clerk

Hy-Vee, Inc.

Papillion, NE • On-site

$13 - $16/hr

Part-time

Re-posted just now

Key responsibilities

  • Provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service by assisting customers, answering questions, and addressing requests.

  • Prepares, wraps, weighs, labels, and stocks meat and seafood products, including trimming, slicing, tenderizing, and organizing items for display.

  • Ensures proper sanitation, maintains cleanliness of the work area, and follows safety and department guidelines.

Hy-Vee rating

6.3

Company rating: 6.3 out of 10

Based on 1,670 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

45th of 124 rated grocery stores

Job description

Additional Considerations (if any):
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At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise "a helpful smile in every aisle" and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.
Job Description:
Job Title: Meat Clerk
Department: Meat
FLSA: Non-Exempt
General Function:
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service. Wraps, trims, stocks cases, and receives merchandise in the Meat and/or Seafood Department.
Core Competencies
  • Partnerships
  • Growth mindset
  • Results oriented
  • Customer focused
  • Professionalism

Reporting Relations:
Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager; Seafood Department Manager; Assistant Seafood Department Manager; Service Managers
Positions that Report to you: Under certain circumstances, part-time stockers could receive direction from the person in this position
Primary Duties and 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.
  • Makes an effort to learn customers' names and to address them by name whenever possible.
  • Assists customers by:
    • escorting them to the products they're looking for
    • securing products that are out of reach
    • loading or unloading heavy items
    • making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
    • performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
  • Answers the telephone promptly when called upon, and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking customer orders.
  • Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
  • Wraps, weighs, and labels product.
  • Reviews the status and appearance of the food for freshness, then stocks cases or rotates product.
  • Finishes trims on steaks, roasts, and chops in preparing these retail cuts, including seafood for traying.
  • Prepares and organizes seafood items for display.
  • Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat.
  • Replenishes and organizes the coolers.
  • Reports out-of-stock products to appropriate personnel.
  • Trays, slices, tenderizes, and grinds product.
  • Removes trash in a timely manner.
  • 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.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Prepares some signs for the department.
  • Orders replenishment merchandise as directed by management.
  • Assists in other areas of store as needed.
  • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:
  • Must have the ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions; deal with a few concrete variables.
  • Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; copying figures, counting and recording.
  • Possess the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies orally or in writing.

Education and Experience:
High School or equivalent experience, food safety training. Six months or less of similar or related work.
Physical Requirements:
  • Must be physically able to exert up to 85 pounds of force (energy exerted) occasionally; exert up to 40 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
  • Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision.
  • Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Working Conditions:
This position is continually exposed to a cool environment and dampness. There is frequent noise from the saws, exposure to cleaning solvents, and possibility of electrical shock. This is a fast paced work environment.
Equipment Used to Perform Job:
Knives, Grinders, Patty Maker, Tenderizer, Slicer, Pallet jack, Tumbler, Wrapping system, and Rotisserie.
Contacts:
Deals with customers on a daily basis and vendors/suppliers on an as needed basis.
Are you ready to smile, apply today.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.

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About Hy-Vee

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Hy-Vee, based in West Des Moines, IA, US, operates within the supermarket industry. Founded in 1930 by Charles Hyde and David Vredenburg, the company began as a small general store in Beaconsfield, Iowa. Over the years, Hy-Vee has evolved into a network of more than 245 supermarkets across 8 states in the Midwest. They offer a wide range of products and services, including grocery, bakery items, delicatessen, floral, and other specialty departments. With a company motto of “A helpful smile in every aisle”, Hy-Vee's mission is to make each customer's life easier, healthier, and happier. They have received several awards for their commitment to healthy living, customer service and community outreach.

Industry

Retail

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

West Des Moines, IA, US

Year founded

1930

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