DAIRY/CLERK

Kroger Family of Companies; Howell (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Howell, MI is seeking an associate to deliver exceptional customer service in the dairy department. You will help customers, stock shelves, and ensure refrigerated products meet freshness standards, while adhering to safety and cleanliness guidelines.

Responsibilities include assisting shoppers, answering product questions, and promoting promotions; you may also handle samples and maintain accurate temperature logs. Must prioritize safety and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Retail experience preferred.
• Ability to speak/read/write a second language.
• Capable of handling stressful situations.
• Strong communication skills with customers and colleagues.
• Basic math skills for transactions and counting.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create a welcoming environment and help customers with questions about products in the department and store.
• Know products well and answer questions, suggest items.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover items.
• Inform customers of dairy specials and promotions.
• Provide customers with fresh products ordered or requested.
• Recommend dairy items to ensure customer needs are met.
• Check product quality and freshness, review sell-by dates, take action when needed.
• Label and stock department merchandise; maintain organized shelves.
• Report ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Maintain a positive attitude in all interactions.
• Stay current with ads and seasonal promotions.
• Follow food safety regulations and ensure proper temperatures and logs.
• Support safety programs and report unsafe conditions.
• Inspect equipment and report repairs.
• Notify management of accidents or safety risks.
• Report any theft, fraud, or illegal activity.

Skills

Retail experience

Second language

Stressful situations

Effective communication

Basic math

Job description

Position Summary:

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.

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.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of dairy specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.
• Recommend dairy items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review \"sell by\" dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• 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, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• 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/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)