CHEESE SHOP/MURRAY'S CHEESE

Kroger Co.; New Albany (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Training programs and career growth

Job summary

Kroger Co. in New Albany, IN, home to Murray's Cheese Shop, seeks a Cheese Shop Associate to learn and support the Murray's experience—demonstrating cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, and specialty merchandising within the store environment.

You will cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese, conduct daily tastings, engage customers with conversations, and contribute to sales while adhering to health and safety guidelines. Training opens growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong desire to learn and enthusiasm for the product.
• Interest in cheese daily and willingness to taste.
• Able to convey ideas to diverse audiences.
• Support cheese business initiatives and sales goals.
• Inspire and motivate customers to complete tasks.

Responsibilities

• Cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese and related grocery items.
• Active demoing within Murray's Cheese Shop, Deli and other areas.
• Proactive customer service: conversations and tastings.
• Daily cheese tastings to develop product knowledge.
• Contribute to sales and gross profit goals.
• Follow health, safety and sanitation guidelines.
• Maintain fully stocked, signed, rotated products.
• Complete Murray's Basic Skills Training and Murray's Red Jacket Training.
• Create Murray's Boutique experience: cross-selling and merchandising.
• Perform essential functions with or without accommodation.

Skills

Desire to learn

Interest in cheese

Communication

Inspire customers

Team player

Job description

Responsible for learning and supporting a full-service Murray's experience that will embody the food passion, cheese knowledge, interactive customer service, and industry leading merchandising that is uniquely Murray's Cheese. Work closely with in store Murray's Cheese Master to create an environment of outgoing, personal, theatrical cheese retailing within the store environment. Role model and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Responsibilities

• Cut, wrap, and merchandise cheese and related grocery items.
• Active demoing within the Murray's Cheese Shop, Deli and other areas.
• Proactive customer service: ongoing conversations and tasting with customers.
• Daily cheese tastings to develop product expertise; must be willing to taste cheese every day.
• Contribute to target sales and gross profit goals.
• Follow health, safety and sanitation guidelines for all products.
• Comply with Murray's operations manual and ensuring consistently fully stocked, fresh, signed, rotated product selection.
• Complete Murray's Basic Skills Training and Murray's Red Jacket Training.
• Create and maintain Murray's Boutique experience: education, service, effective cross-selling, merchandising, pushing and promoting designated products.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Minimum

• A strong desire to learn, enthusiasm for the product, and an interest and willingness to try new and innovative approaches.
• Interest in, and openness to try, cheese daily
• Easily conveys ideas at the appropriate level based on audience
• Super Foodie and supportive of cheese business initiatives
• Able to inspire, motivate customers while ensuring successful completion of all assigned tasks

Job Info

• Job Identification 245729
• Job Category Store Operations
• Posting Date 10/27/2026, 06:59 PM
• Locations 200 New Albany Plz, New Albany, IN, 47150, 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.