APPAREL/CLERK

Kroger; Cold Spring (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Employee assistance program

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kroger is seeking team members to create outstanding customer experiences in Cold Spring, KY. You will assist the department manager to meet sales goals, maintain safety and cleanliness, and ensure customers feel welcome and valued.

Responsibilities include answering questions, stocking, labeling, maintaining displays, and following all health, safety, and loss prevention rules. Flexible with scheduling and committed to friendly service.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18
• Ability to meet the minimum physical demands
• Knowledge of basic math: counting, addition, subtraction
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing

Responsibilities

• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome and valued by answering questions about department and store products
• Gain and maintain knowledge of department products and respond with suggestions
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Stay current with ads and promotions
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours
• Adhere to local, state and federal health and civil codes
• Model excellent customer service and maintain a clean, orderly department
• Demonstrate creative merchandising and keep displays stocked
• Be aware of product arrival dates
• Meet production deadlines
• Assist with announcements and programs to drive sales
• Complete paperwork per company policy
• Ensure merchandising, customer service, cash control, labor control, safety and loss prevention rules are followed
• Promote sales through intercom announcements
• Follow safety procedures and report unsafe conditions
• Perform preventive maintenance and report repairs
• Notify management of accidents and safety risks
• Report fraud or illegal activity
• Must be able to perform essential functions with or without accommodation

Skills

Customer service

Mathematics basics

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil codes.
• Model excellent customer service, demonstrating friendliness, and maintaining a clean and orderly department.
• Demonstrate creative merchandising.
• Keep displays fully stocked and conditioned according to department standards.
• Be aware of arrival dates of products.
• Maintain workload to guarantee that production deadlines are met.
• Receive and utilize all bulletins, announcements, and special programs to assist with creating additional sales.
• Complete all paperwork according to company policy.
• Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, cash control, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed.
• Promote sales through intercom announcements.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Minimum 18 years of age
• Must be able to meet the minimum physical demands of the position.
• Knowledge of basic math: counting, addition, and subtraction.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing.

Job Info

• Job Identification 238666
• Job Category Store Operations
• Posting Date 10/08/2026, 06:45 PM
• Locations 70 Martha Layne Collins Blvd, Cold Spring, KY, 41076, US

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

• 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.
• 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.

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.
Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.
Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you.