Bakery/Deli Clerk

Kroger in; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading grocery store as a Bakery/Deli Clerk, where you'll create outstanding customer experiences through exceptional service. This role involves preparing fresh products, maintaining safety standards, and supporting a welcoming environment for customers. With opportunities for growth and comprehensive benefits, your potential is unlimited.

Benefits

Healthcare Coverage

Flexible Scheduling

Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Knowledge of food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Offer product samples to customers.
• Prepare and package bakery items.
• Adhere to food safety regulations.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Safety

Teamwork

Tools

Bakery Equipment

Kitchen Equipment

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 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.

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 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 the purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. Our history of innovation drives us to create memorable experiences for customers, communities, and colleagues, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. We strive 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 with free counseling via our Employee Assistance Program and confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Employee discounts on purchases, including 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 products they inquire about.
• Informing customers of bakery and/or deli specials.
• Providing customers with fresh products, ensuring correct portion sizes to prevent shrinkage.
• Recommending deli or bakery items to meet customer needs.
• Using bakery equipment such as refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines.
• Preparing foods following temperature logs and cooking instructions.
• Measuring, preparing, and mixing ingredients as per recipes using appropriate utensils and equipment.
• Preparing, packaging, labeling, and inventorying ingredients and merchandise.
• Checking product quality, reviewing "sell by" dates, and taking appropriate actions.
• Properly using kitchen equipment including stoves, scales, fryers, steamers, and robots.
• Labeling, stocking, and inventorying department merchandise.
• Reporting discrepancies in product ordering/shipping to the manager.
• Understanding store layout to locate products for customers.
• Staying current with advertisements and promotions.
• Maintaining knowledge of department products to assist and advise customers.
• Monitoring inventory and stock conditions, noting discrepancies.
• Ensuring proper temperatures 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 reporting them.
• Practicing preventive maintenance and reporting equipment issues.
• Reporting customer or employee accidents.
• Working cooperatively in a high-paced, sometimes stressful environment.
• Managing conflict in a reasonable and cooperative manner.
• Acting with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Following directions and seeking assistance when needed to resolve issues.
• Supporting interactions with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Performing essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations.