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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.\nJob Description:\nJob Title: Meat Specialist\nDepartment: Meat\nFLSA: Non-Exempt\nGeneral Function\nThe meat specialist is a fully skilled job that cuts and merchandises all fresh meat commodities.\nCore Competencies\nPartnerships\nGrowth mindset\nResults oriented\nCustomer focused\nProfessionalism\nReporting Relations\nAccountable and Reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Operations, Perishables, Health Wellness Home; Service Managers; Meat Department Manager or Assistant Meat Department Manager where applicable.\nPositions that Report to you: None\nPrimary Duties and Responsibilities\nProvides 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.\nSmiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.\nMakes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.\nAssists customers by:escorting them to the products they’re looking for\nsecuring products that are out of reach\nloading or unloading heavy items\nmaking note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests\nperforming other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.\n\nAnswers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.\nWorks with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.\nTenderizes, grinds, and cuts merchandise.\nPrepares cutting lists for case fills.\nConducts cutting tests.\nOrders new items (not strictly for replenishment).\nMonitors refrigeration for proper temperatures.\nMaintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.\nAdheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.\nReports to work when scheduled and on time.\nSecondary Duties and Responsibilities\nManages the department in the absence of the department manager and assistant department manager\nWraps, weighs, and labels product\nPerforms cleaning in the department\nReplenishes and organizes coolers\nAssists in other areas of store as needed\nPerforms other job related duties and special projects as required\nSupervisory Responsibilities\nManages the department in the absence of the Department Manager and Assistant Department Manager\nKnowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics\nMust be able to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.\nMust have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.\nHave the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; talk with customers to identify their requests; guide people and provide basic direction.\nEducation and Experience\nHigh School or equivalent, Hy-Vee food safety training. Over one year of related work experience preferred\nPhysical Requirements\nMust be physically able to exert up to 100 pounds of force (energy exerted) occasionally; exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.\nVisual 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.\nMust 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.\nWorking Conditions\nThis position is exposed daily to dirt, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, cleaning chemicals/solvents, and electrical shock. This is a fast paced work environment.\nEquipment Used to Perform Job\nPower ban saw, Grinder, Tenderizer, Slicker, Bone duster (where applicable), Knives, Tumblers, Automatic patty machine (where applicable), Automatic stuffier, Wrapping system, Rotisserie, Pallet jack, Familiar with software.\nConfidentiality\nHas access to confidential information such as cutting tests, tonnage sheets, monthly reports, and projection sheets.\nContacts\nHas daily contact with customers and the general public, and vendors/suppliers in the absence of the department manager.\nThe anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $14.00 to $17.50 depending on experience.For information on company benefits visit Benefits | Hy-Vee.\nAre you ready to smile, apply today.\nEmployment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4937,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Meat & Poultry","Commerce","Health Care","Delivery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-27T19:22:45Z"}],"liveness":{"score":73,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.811,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":6,"reasons":["conf:0","wave","velocity","win:mid","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/hy-vee-meat-cutter","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/hy-vee-meat-cutter.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T18:30:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":854,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4146,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}