DAIRY/CLERK

Kroger Family of Companies; Okemos (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies seeks a customer-focused associate to create an outstanding shopping experience in our dairy department. You will help customers, maintain a safe, clean environment, and support goals set by the department manager.

Strong communication and basic math skills are essential, with a preferred second language to assist diverse customers. Responsibilities include product knowledge, stock and labeling, temperature control, and adherence to safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Retail experience is required or preferred.
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing) is a plus.
• Ability to handle stressful situations is important.
• Effective communication skills are essential.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction) is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome and appreciated by answering questions about products.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products within the department and respond to questions with suggestions.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items.
• Inform customers of dairy specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.
• Recommend dairy items to ensure customers get what they want and need.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness and review sell by dates.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Stay current with ads and promotions.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and log temperature records.
• Support safety programs and report unsafe conditions.
• Inspect equipment and report needed repairs.
• Notify management of accidents and safety risks.
• Report any illegal activity including robbery, theft or fraud.
• Work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment.
• Handle conflicts in a calm, cooperative manner.
• Maintain honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek assistance as needed to resolve issues.
• Provide support to minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.

Skills

Retail experience

Second language

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)