Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger

Kroger; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Job summary

A well-known grocery retailer in South Bend is seeking a Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger to assist customers with grocery bagging and provide excellent customer service. This part-time entry-level position emphasizes effective communication and teamwork in a fast-paced environment. Opportunities for personal growth and associate discounts are included, with flexible scheduling and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to work cooperatively in high-paced environments.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable and nonconfrontational manner.

Responsibilities

• Bag groceries at checkout for customers.
• Assist customers with loading bags into their cars.
• Clean spills and collect trash inside and outside the store.
• Assist in removing merchandise from bottom of basket for checkout.
• Offer to help customers load bags into their car.
• Perform basic shelf conditioning and restocking as needed.
• Inform customers of grocery specials and promotions.
• Return merchandise to store shelves.
• Collect and return bascarts to designated areas.
• Clean spills and pick up trash inside store and parking lot.
• Clean all areas inside and outside store."
• Handle and assemble seasonal merchandise.
• Understand store layout, locate products, and perform price checks for cashiers.
• Follow safety procedures and report unsafe conditions to management.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Inspect equipment and report repairs needed.
• Create a welcoming environment and answer questions about products.

Skills

Customer Service skills

Effective communication skills

Job description

Overview

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others.

Responsibilities

• Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger is responsible for bagging groceries at check out for customers
• Associate will strive for at least five items in the bag while ensuring that contents or items are not damaged.
• Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger follows best practices for bagging items in various types of bags (reusable/plastic/paper).
• Associate will assist in removing customer's merchandise from bottom of bascart for checkout.
• Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger will offer to help customers with loading bags into their car.
• Perform basic shelf conditioning.
• Inform customers of grocery specials.
• Return merchandise to store shelves.
• Gather bascarts and return them to designated areas.
• Clean spills, collect and pick up trash inside store and parking lot.
• Clean all areas inside and outside of store.
• Handle and assemble seasonal merchandise.
• Understand the store's layout, locate products, and conduct price checks for cashiers.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions, accidents, or issues and notify store management.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• 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
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to 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.

Qualifications

Minimum Position Qualifications

• Customer Service skills
• Effective communication skills

Desired Previous Job Experience

• Retail Experience is preferred but not necessary

About Us

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. Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!

What You’ll Receive From 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 with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• 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.

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

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Administrative

Industries

• Retail