HARDLINES​/CLERK

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service, establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return, assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals, monitor all quality assurance standards, and embrace the Customer 1st strategy by encouraging associates to deliver excellent customer service. Role model and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we proudly serve Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full‑ and part‑time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry‑leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry‑leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math; counting, addition and subtraction.

• Retail experience.
• Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing.
• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of Drug GM and Home specials.
• Recommend Drug GM and Home items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions and notifying store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notifying the appropriate department or store manager of items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report all safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.