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Mario Laboy

Omaha,NE

Summary

Professional in meat processing industry, prepared to contribute to dynamic team. Brings valuable experience in maintaining quality standards and ensuring efficient workflow. Known for strong teamwork and adaptability, consistently meeting demands of fast-paced environment. Skilled in precision cutting and maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Meat Manager Trainee

Hy-Vee
09.2022 - Current
  • Enhanced meat department sales by ensuring proper product display and presentation.
  • Directed the implementation of new merchandising layouts to showcase featured products and drive sales growth in the department.
  • Oversaw budgeting processes for the meat department, regularly reviewing financial reports to identify opportunities for improved profitability or expense reduction measures.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by providing knowledgeable assistance and recommendations on meat selections.

Meat Cutter

Hy-Vee
10.2020 - 09.2022
  • Cut meats to customer specifications and answered questions about specialty products.
  • Followed all food safety regulations to maintain a safe work environment for both employees and customers.
  • Maintained a clean and organized workspace for maximum productivity and safety.
  • Cut, trimmed and ground meats such as beef, pork, and poultry to prepare for packaging and sale.
  • Adhere to safety and cleanliness standards and maintained equipment.
  • Used boning knife, skewers and twine to shape, lace, and tie roasts.
  • Enhanced meat product quality by implementing proper cutting techniques and adhering to sanitation standards.
  • Assisted customers with selecting the best cuts of meat for their desired recipes, resulting in satisfied clients.
  • Exhibited excellent communication skills when addressing customer inquiries or concerns promptly, resulting in repeat business.
  • Educated customers on different cuts of meat and cooking techniques, enhancing their overall experience.
  • Trained new employees on proper techniques, company policies, equipment usage, ensuring consistent product quality across the team.
  • Performed meat inspections and checked temperature environment to maximize food safety.
  • Verified proper inventory levels, product quality, and freshness to prevent sale of spoiled products.
  • Increased efficiency with expert use of various cutting tools, including knives, saws, and cleavers.
  • Maintained and stocked display cases by transporting wrapped products from work area or cooler to display cases.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by providing exceptional service during peak hours in a fast-paced environment.
  • Developed strong relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
  • Complied with food safety, hygiene and sanitation regulations for safe food preparation.
  • Operated commercial-grade butchery equipment such as band saws, grinders and slicers.

Meat Manager

Hy-Vee
10.2019 - 10.2020


  • Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability. Coordinates the delivery of the freshest and best quality product at a competitive retail price.
  • 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
  • Positions that Report to you: Department Employees
  • Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
  • Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers and sets a good example.
  • Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability.
  • 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: (examples include)
  • 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 and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders.
  • Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates all department employees.
  • Determines department goals with store director.
  • Determines weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department.
  • Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders product for replenishment.
  • Communicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.
  • Handles and satisfies customer issues.
  • Figures retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.
  • Extends invoices, posts invoices, and oversees department bookkeeping procedures.
  • Analyzes weekly and monthly sales and trends and compares to actuals, prepares ad projections, and writes ads.
  • Conducts inventory of the department.
  • Plans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.
  • Ensures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control shrink of product.
  • Understands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.
  • 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
  • Ensures pricing is competitive in the market area.
  • Attends meetings and seminars and participates in continuing education.
  • Fills displays and works in the sales area.
  • Unloads trucks, checks in delivered merchandise and places product in appropriate storage area.
  • Performs departmental duties as needed.
  • Assists in other areas of store as needed.
  • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.
  • Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Instructs, assigns, reviews and plans work of others.
  • Maintains standards, coordinates activities, allocates personnel, acts on employee problems, and selects new employees.
  • Has the authority to approve employee discipline.
  • Has the authority to recommend employee transfer, discharge, and salary increases.
  • Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics
  • Must have the ability to do logical or scientific thinking to solve problems with several abstract and concrete variables.
  • Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
  • Possess the ability to compose original correspondence; interpret written work instructions; interview job applicants; follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.
  • Education and Experience
  • High School or equivalent, Computer meat program, Hy-Vee food safety training, Dale Carnegie is encouraged. Over one year of related work experience preferred.
  • Physical Requirements
  • Must be physically able to exert up to 100 pounds of force (shared team lifting) occasionally; exert up to 50 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 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.
  • Equipment Used to Perform Job
  • Power ban saw, Grinder, Tenderizer, Slicer, Bone duster (where applicable), Knives, Tumblers, Automatic patty machine (where applicable), Automatic stuffer, Wrapping system, Rotisserie, Pallet jack, Box cutter, Computer, and C.A.R.S. reordering system.
  • Confidentiality
  • Has access to confidential information including, employee compensation, monthly results, quarterly inventory reports, sales and profit sheets, and warehouse pricing.
  • Financial Responsibility
  • Responsible for company assets including equipment and merchandise.
  • Contacts
  • Has daily contact with customers, employees, suppliers/vendors, and the general public. Occasional contact with local, federal or state regulatory agencies regarding inspections.

Seafood Department Manager

Hy-Vee
07.2016 - 10.2019
  • General Function
  • Presents the freshest and best quality product at a competitive retail price to customers, trains employees, writes work schedules, displays merchandise, and manages the department to company guidelines and expectations.
  • Core Competencies
  • Partnerships
  • Growth mindset
  • Results oriented
  • Customer focused
  • Professionalism
  • Reporting Relations
  • Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Manager of Perishables, Store Operations, and Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager
  • Positions that Report to you: Assistant Seafood/Service Meat Department Manager, Clerks
  • Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
  • Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers and sets a good example.
  • Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability.
  • 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 and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders.
  • Trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates all department employees.
  • Determines weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department.
  • Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders product for replenishment.
  • Communicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.
  • Handles and satisfies customer issues.
  • Figures retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.
  • Analyzes weekly and monthly sales and trends, prepares ad projections, and write ads.
  • Plans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.
  • Ensures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control shrink of product.
  • Understands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.
  • 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
  • Conducts inventory of the department.
  • Ensures pricing is competitive in the market area.
  • Attends meetings and seminars.
  • Fills displays, checks in delivered merchandise, and works in the sales area.
  • Performs departmental duties as needed.
  • 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 solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
  • Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
  • Possess the ability to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.
  • Education and Experience
  • High School or equivalent experience, food safety training.
  • Over three years up to five years of similar or related work experience.
  • Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct Reports):
  • Instructs, assigns, reviews and plans work of others.
  • Maintains standards, coordinates activities, and allocates personnel.
  • Has the authority to recommend employee transfer, discharge, and salary increases.
  • Physical Requirements:
  • Must 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Equipment Used to Perform Job:
  • Knives, slicers, steamers, pallet jack, scales, computer, phone, tumbler, wrapping machine, tenderizers, Computer, and C.A.R.S. reordering system.
  • Confidentiality:
  • Has access to confidential information including, employee compensation, monthly results, quarterly inventory reports, sales and profit sheets, and warehouse pricing.
  • Financial Responsibility:
  • Responsible company assets including equipment and merchandise.
  • Contacts:
  • Has daily contact with customers, suppliers/vendors, and the general public. Has contact with Federal/State Governmental or Regulatory Agencies twice a year.

Meat Department Manager (full time)

Hy-Vee
07.2015 - 07.2016
  • Service customers, pricing product, wrapping product, running ends, service phone calls, walking customers to product, collecting carts, educate customers on meat and seafood, cooking instructions, recipe advice, cut meat, fill service counter, display bunkers, set seafood, more extensive work on meat cutting and display of bunkers and end displays
  • Core Competencies:
  • Partnerships
  • Growth mindset
  • Results oriented
  • Customer focused
  • Professionalism
  • Reporting Relations:
  • Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Manager of Perishables, Store Operations, and Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager
  • Positions that Report to you: Assistant Seafood/Service Meat Department Manager, Clerks
  • Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
  • Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers and sets a good example.
  • Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability.
  • 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 and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders.
  • Trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates all department employees.
  • Determines weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department.
  • Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders product for replenishment.
  • Communicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.
  • Handles and satisfies customer issues.
  • Figures retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.
  • Analyzes weekly and monthly sales and trends, prepares ad projections, and write ads.
  • Plans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.
  • Ensures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control shrink of product.
  • Understands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.
  • 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:
  • Conducts inventory of the department.
  • Ensures pricing is competitive in the market area.
  • Attends meetings and seminars.
  • Fills displays, checks in delivered merchandise, and works in the sales area.
  • Performs departmental duties as needed.
  • 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 solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
  • Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
  • Possess the ability to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.
  • Education and Experience:
  • High School or equivalent experience, food safety training.
  • Over three years up to five years of similar or related work experience.
  • Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct Reports):
  • Instructs, assigns, reviews and plans work of others.
  • Maintains standards, coordinates activities, and allocates personnel.
  • Has the authority to recommend employee transfer, discharge, and salary increases.
  • Physical Requirements:
  • Must 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Equipment Used to Perform Job:
  • Knives, slicers, steamers, pallet jack, scales, computer, phone, tumbler, wrapping machine, tenderizers, Computer, and C.A.R.S. reordering system.
  • Confidentiality:
  • Has access to confidential information including, employee compensation, monthly results, quarterly inventory reports, sales and profit sheets, and warehouse pricing.
  • Financial Responsibility:
  • Responsible company assets including equipment and merchandise.
  • Contacts:
  • Has daily contact with customers, suppliers/vendors, and the general public. Has contact with Federal/State Governmental or Regulatory Agencies twice a year.

Meat Department Clerk (part time)

Hy-Vee
11.2014 - 07.2015
  • General Function
  • Presents the freshest and best quality product at a competitive retail price to customers, trains employees, writes work schedules, displays merchandise, and manages the department to company guidelines and expectations.
  • Core Competencies
  • Partnerships
  • Growth mindset
  • Results oriented
  • Customer focused
  • Professionalism
  • Reporting Relations
  • Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Manager of Perishables, Store Operations, and Health Wellness Home; Meat Department Manager; Assistant Meat Department Manager
  • Positions that Report to you: Assistant Seafood/Service Meat Department Manager, Clerks
  • Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  • Maintains a positive attitude; creates an atmosphere of friendliness and fun through flexibility and teamwork.
  • Generates a friendly atmosphere by encouraging employees to greet and speak to customers; providing prompt, courteous, and efficient service to customers and sets a good example.
  • Sets the department standards for customer service, employee relations, cleanliness, sanitation, professional appearance and overall profitability.
  • 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 and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders.
  • Trains, supervises, disciplines, and evaluates all department employees.
  • Determines weekly work schedule and establishes a daily work plan for the department.
  • Inspects signage and displays for quality and quantity of merchandise and orders product for replenishment.
  • Communicates with employees regarding sales and ideas.
  • Handles and satisfies customer issues.
  • Figures retail pricing and ensures correct pricing.
  • Analyzes weekly and monthly sales and trends, prepares ad projections, and write ads.
  • Plans displays, promotions, and determines pre-orders.
  • Ensures proper temperatures and storage procedures are maintained to guarantee freshness and control shrink of product.
  • Understands and troubleshoots equipment and ensures maintenance is performed.
  • 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
  • Conducts inventory of the department.
  • Ensures pricing is competitive in the market area.
  • Attends meetings and seminars.
  • Fills displays, checks in delivered merchandise, and works in the sales area.
  • Performs departmental duties as needed.
  • 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 solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
  • Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
  • Possess the ability to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals and have increased contact with people.
  • Education and Experience
  • High School or equivalent experience, food safety training.
  • Over three years up to five years of similar or related work experience.
  • Supervisory Responsibilities (Direct Reports):
  • Instructs, assigns, reviews and plans work of others.
  • Maintains standards, coordinates activities, and allocates personnel.
  • Has the authority to recommend employee transfer, discharge, and salary increases.
  • Physical Requirements:
  • Must 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Equipment Used to Perform Job:
  • Knives, slicers, steamers, pallet jack, scales, computer, phone, tumbler, wrapping machine, tenderizers, Computer, and C.A.R.S. reordering system.
  • Confidentiality:
  • Has access to confidential information including, employee compensation, monthly results, quarterly inventory reports, sales and profit sheets, and warehouse pricing.
  • Financial Responsibility:
  • Responsible company assets including equipment and merchandise.
  • Contacts:
  • Has daily contact with customers, suppliers/vendors, and the general public. Has contact with Federal/State Governmental or Regulatory Agencies twice a year.

Education

Not Completed -

Peru State College
01.1991

High School Diploma -

Papillion LaVista High School
Papillion, NE
05-1990

Skills

  • Strategic planning expertise

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.

Certification

  • Certification: Food Safety for Managers (PIC) - Food Safety
  • Country: United States of America
  • Certification Number: 21594560
  • Issued Date: 2019-06-13
  • Expiration Date: 2022-06-13

Language

none entered

Timeline

Meat Manager Trainee

Hy-Vee
09.2022 - Current

Meat Cutter

Hy-Vee
10.2020 - 09.2022

Meat Manager

Hy-Vee
10.2019 - 10.2020

Seafood Department Manager

Hy-Vee
07.2016 - 10.2019

Meat Department Manager (full time)

Hy-Vee
07.2015 - 07.2016

Meat Department Clerk (part time)

Hy-Vee
11.2014 - 07.2015

Not Completed -

Peru State College

High School Diploma -

Papillion LaVista High School

Questionnaire

  • Internal Candidate Questionnaire
  • Question: Please Include your phone number:
  • Answer(s): 4026374006
  • Question: Please include your personal email:
  • Answer(s): mariolaboy@gmail.com

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