Grocery Clerk

Job Title

Grocery Clerk at Fred Meyer (Portland, Oregon)

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals 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.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams together with one common purpose:
To Feed the Human Spirit.

We offer comprehensive benefits to support your associate well‑being, including:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription) through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling for 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 the Employee Assistance Program and confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology, and 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 training programs and diverse career pathways.

For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page
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• Customer Service skills
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

• Customer Service skills
• Retail experience

• Help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of food specials and recommend grocery items.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness and review "sell by" dates; take appropriate action if needed.
• Provide customers with fresh and non‑perishable grocery products that they have ordered.
• 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 customer questions.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and notifying management of unsafe conditions.
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying appropriate managers of items needing repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Work cooperatively in a high‑paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational manner.
• Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• 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.

Entry level

Part‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Human Resources Services

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