Hy-Chi Cook

Overview

Job Title: Hy-Chi Department Cook

Department: Hy-Chi

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Additional Considerations: Night & Weekend Shifts Required

Company at a Glance: 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.

• 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 items, loading or unloading heavy items, noting 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 to customers who call.
• Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
• Prepares the woks: cleans with water first, heats woks to an appropriate temperature using gas, and adds oil for cooking.
• Cooks soups first and then meats.
• Prepares vegetables and ready sauces, adding spices, etc.
• Combines all ingredients with the meat.
• Places food in hot cases, monitors amounts, and refills as necessary.
• Orders product and supplies when necessary or notifies department head of needs.
• Cleans work area at the end of the shift.
• Fills the cold case with fresh-made food.
• Prepares items for the next day after everything else is done; meats in freezer, etc.
• Understands all aspects of the Hy-Chi kitchen.
• 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.

• Checks rice as time permits.
• Takes customer orders at the Hy-Chi department counter when necessary.
• Assists in other areas of store as needed.
• Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

• Must have the ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
• Must have the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions, write identifying information, and request supplies orally or in writing.

High school or equivalent;
Training provided

• Must be physically able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally; up to 20 pounds of force frequently; and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual requirements include vision from more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet with or without correction, and color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities:
  Balancing, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, finger dexterity, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

This position is continually exposed to noise and temperature extremes and frequently exposed to cleaning chemicals/solvents. This is a fast paced work environment with a significant amount of pressure to meet deadlines.

Wok, cooking spoons, buckets (vegetables), knives, and cutting boards.

Has daily contact with store personnel, customers, and the general public.

The 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.

Are you ready to smile, apply today.

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.