Customer-First Store Associate

The Kroger Co.; Ellensburg (WA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kroger Co. in Ellensburg, WA is seeking a customer-focused team member to enhance the shopping experience by delivering exceptional service, maintaining a clean, safe environment, and supporting the department manager to meet sales and quality goals.

You will answer questions about products, promote store promotions, handle inventory, and uphold safety and food safety standards while reflecting Kroger's values of respect, integrity and diversity.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates
• 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
• Recommend grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need; inform customers of grocery specials
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell by dates and take appropriate action
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise; provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Display a positive attitude
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained
• 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/issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

Stress management

Effective communication

Basic math

Job description

The Kroger Co. in Ellensburg, WA is seeking a customer-focused team member to enhance the shopping experience by delivering exceptional service, maintaining a clean, safe environment, and supporting the department manager to meet sales and quality goals.

You will answer questions about products, promote store promotions, handle inventory, and uphold safety and food safety standards while reflecting Kroger's values of respect, integrity and diversity.