Grocery Clerk

Overview

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 established for the department and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others.

• Grocery Clerk helps customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Grocery Clerk informs customers of food specials and recommends grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Grocery Clerk provides customers with fresh and non-perishable grocery products that they have ordered.
• Recommend grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• 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.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Customer Service skills
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

• Customer Service skills
• Retail experience

Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we’re proudly serving Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. As part of the Kroger family of companies, we aim to bring diverse teams together with a common purpose:
To Feed the Human Spirit. We strive to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities and each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. We provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited. We offer part-time positions and opportunities to grow. Apply today to become part of our Fred Meyer family!

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We’ll help you thrive with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage.
• 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 Employee Assistance Program and confidential financial tools.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career.
• Growth through internal training and development programs.

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Part-time
Job function:
Management and Manufacturing
Industries:
Dairy Product Manufacturing