Deli Clerk: Fresh Foods & Fast-Paced Customer Service

Kroger Co.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Co. in Wichita, Kansas is hiring a Deli Clerk to deliver outstanding customer service and maintain a clean, safe, and inviting deli area.

As a Kroger team member, you will help reach department goals while upholding the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. You will prepare foods for the cold case, fresh pack, salads and hot bars, assist customers with questions, and work with the team to ensure product quality, labeling, dating, and inventory

Qualifications

• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Desire to gain an understanding of food production and basic cooking techniques.
• Effective communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.
• Good basic math skills.
• Ability to obtain current food handlers permit once employed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food items for the cold case, fresh pack, salad, and hot bars per customer requests.
• Measure, prepare, and mix ingredients according to the recipe, using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment such as fryers and slicers.
• Ensure that all the deli items are labeled, dated, covered, rotated, and monitored for quality and freshness.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the deli department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Provide excellent customer service, address the needs of customers in a timely and effective manner, and model suggestive selling techniques.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Be asked to perform the essential functions of this position and other duties as assigned by the store leadership with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Math skills

Food handling

Ability to work fast-paced environment

Education

Food handlers permit

Job description

Kroger Co. in Wichita, Kansas is hiring a Deli Clerk to deliver outstanding customer service and maintain a clean, safe, and inviting deli area.

As a Kroger team member, you will help reach department goals while upholding the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. You will prepare foods for the cold case, fresh pack, salads and hot bars, assist customers with questions, and work with the team to ensure product quality, labeling, dating, and inventory