Meat Cutter

Meat Specialist

The meat specialist is a fully skilled job that cuts and merchandises all fresh meat commodities.

Core competencies include partnerships, growth mindset, results oriented, customer focused, and professionalism.

Reporting relations include accountability to the District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home, Service Managers, and the Meat Department Manager or Assistant Meat Department Manager where applicable.

Primary duties and responsibilities include providing prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service, tenderizing, grinding, and cutting merchandise, preparing cutting lists for case fills, conducting cutting tests, ordering new items, monitoring refrigeration for proper temperatures, maintaining strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress, adhering to company policies and individual store guidelines, and reporting to work when scheduled and on time.

Secondary duties and responsibilities include managing the department in the absence of the department manager and assistant department manager, wrapping, weighing, and labeling products, performing cleaning in the department, replenishing and organizing coolers, assisting in other areas of the store as needed, and performing other job related duties and special projects as required.

Supervisory responsibilities include managing the department in the absence of the Department Manager and Assistant Department Manager.

Knowledge, skills, abilities, and worker characteristics include the ability to solve practical problems, do arithmetic calculations, file, post, and mail materials, copy data, talk with customers, and guide people.

Education and experience include a high school diploma or equivalent, Hy-Vee food safety training, and over one year of related work experience preferred.

Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects, as well as vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to perform various physical activities.

Working conditions include exposure to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals/solvents, and electrical shock in a fast-paced work environment.

Equipment used to perform the job includes a power band saw, grinder, tenderizer, slicker, bone duster (where applicable), knives, tumblers, automatic patty machine (where applicable), automatic stuffier, wrapping system, rotisserie, pallet jack, and familiarity with software.

Confidentiality includes access to cutting tests, tonnage sheets, monthly reports, and projection sheets.

Contacts include daily contact with customers, the general public, and vendors/suppliers in the absence of the department manager.