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Hy-Vee, Inc.

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Job Overview

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Employment Type

Hourly
Part-time
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
Day Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee Discounts
Retirement Plan
Paid training
Career advancement opportunities

Job Description

Hy-Vee is a well-established supermarket chain known for its commitment to quality, customer service, and community involvement. With a strong emphasis on providing a positive shopping experience, Hy-Vee operates stores that feature a diverse range of departments including groceries, perishables, health and wellness, and food service areas such as coffee shops. The company is dedicated to fostering a supportive work environment where employees are valued and encouraged to grow professionally and personally. Hy-Vee’s promise of "a helpful smile in every aisle" reflects their dedication to exceptional customer service driven by an engaged and committed workforce.

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Job Requirements

  • Less than high school education or equivalent experience
  • six months or less of similar or related work experience
  • must be able to physically perform medium work including exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally
  • visual clarity at distances more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet
  • color vision, depth perception and field of vision
  • ability to perform climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions
  • ability to handle food safely
  • adherence to company policies and store guidelines
  • punctuality and reliable attendance
  • successful completion of a pre employment drug screen

Job Qualifications

  • Less than high school education or equivalent experience
  • six months or less of similar or related work experience
  • ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions
  • ability to do simple addition and subtraction
  • ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions
  • possess basic communication skills
  • ability to work as part of a team
  • customer service orientation
  • professionalism
  • friendly and courteous demeanor

Job Duties

  • 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 products, securing products that are out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items, making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests, and performing other tasks to enhance the shopping experience
  • answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service including taking customer orders
  • takes customer orders at the counter
  • works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment
  • handles food in a safe manner and ensures the work area is always clean and neat
  • reviews the status and appearance of the food for freshness
  • ensures that an adequate food supply is ready and on hand and follows a production list
  • anticipates product needs daily
  • prepares and replenishes product as necessary
  • checks in product, puts product away, and may review invoices
  • runs the department registers and receives payment, makes change where applicable
  • removes trash in a timely manner
  • maintains strict adherence to personal hygiene and dress guidelines
  • adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines
  • reports to work when scheduled and on time
  • washes dishes as necessary
  • orders product and supplies as necessary
  • prices products for customers as necessary
  • assists in other areas of store as needed
  • performs other job related duties and special projects as required

Job Qualifications

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)

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