Bakery/Deli Clerk

Kroger in; Bloomfield Hills (MI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading grocery retailer as a Bakery/Deli Clerk, where you'll create excellent customer experiences through exceptional service and maintain a clean and safe environment. This role involves food preparation, inventory management, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Emotional and financial support

Discounts on purchases

Tuition reimbursement

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Caring and purpose-driven mentality.
• Eager to learn and grow.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Offer product samples and inform customers about specials.
• Prepare foods following guidelines and maintain food safety.
• Monitor inventory and ensure a welcoming environment for customers.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Job description

Bakery/Deli Clerk (Finance)

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.

From a small Cincinnati grocery store over a century ago, we've grown into the nation's largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores across 35 states, operating under 28 different names. As America's grocer, we pride ourselves on bringing diverse teams together with a passion for food and people, united by one purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We continuously innovate to create memorable experiences for our customers, communities, and colleagues, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. We aim to provide the ingredients for your success at work and in life. We support your growth with value and care. If you're caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time role or a new career path, we have a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to join our Kroger family!

What you'll receive from us:

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your well-being, including physical, emotional, financial, and more. We help you thrive with access to:

• Extensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions through company or collective bargaining plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holidays and sick leave based on eligibility and tenure.
• Emotional and financial support via free counseling and confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Discounts on purchases such as food, travel, technology, and more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career through our Continuing Education program.
• Opportunities for growth through industry-leading training and diverse career pathways.

For more details about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page!

Responsibilities include:

• Offering product samples to help customers discover new items or inquire about products.
• Informing customers of bakery and deli specials.
• Providing customers with fresh products ordered in correct portions to minimize shrink.
• Recommending bakery or deli items to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Using bakery equipment such as refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to guidelines.
• Preparing foods following temperature logs and cooking instructions.
• Measuring, preparing, and mixing ingredients per recipes using appropriate utensils and equipment.
• Preparing, packaging, labeling, and inventorying ingredients.
• Checking product quality, reviewing 'sell by' dates, and taking necessary actions.
• Properly using kitchen equipment including stoves, scales, fryers, steamers, etc.
• Labeling, stocking, and inventorying department merchandise.
• Reporting discrepancies in product ordering or shipping.
• Knowing store layout to locate products for customers.
• Staying updated on current and upcoming promotions and ads.
• Maintaining knowledge of products and responding to customer inquiries with suggestions.
• Monitoring inventory and stocking conditions, noting discrepancies.
• Ensuring proper temperature maintenance in cases and coolers, maintaining logs.
• Promoting trust and respect among team members.
• Creating a welcoming environment for customers, answering questions about products.
• Adhering to food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Reinforcing safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, and notifying management.
• Practicing preventive maintenance, inspecting equipment, and reporting repairs.
• Reporting customer or employee accidents to management.
• Working cooperatively in a high-paced, sometimes stressful environment.
• Managing conflicts in a reasonable, cooperative manner.
• Acting with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Following directions and seeking assistance to resolve issues.
• Supporting and assisting minors, individuals with special needs, and seniors.
• Performing essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.