DELI/SERVICE CLERK

Kroger; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,617,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Dental, vision, prescription plans

Tuition reimbursement program

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Kroger is hiring for a deli/customer service role at our Washington store. You will create an outstanding customer experience, maintain a clean and safe environment, assist the department manager with sales goals, and follow quality standards.

Responsibilities include answering questions, slicing deli items, offering samples, stocking displays, and performing cashier functions. The position emphasizes safety, proper labeling, and adherence to health regulations, with opportunities for growth and

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math for transactions.
• Must be 18 or older and able to meet physical demands.
• Current food handler’s permit preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment where customers feel welcome and valued.
• Answer questions and suggest deli products.
• Slice deli meats and cheeses to order.
• Stock, label, and inventory department merchandise.
• Perform cashier functions and handle cash controls.

Skills

Stress management

Basic math

Second language

18+ years old

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

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. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Slice deli meats and cheeses to customer’s requests using proper deli equipment.
• Offer samples and recommend products to customers.
• Inform customers of deli/bistro specials.
• Recommend deli/ bistro items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in department according to company guidelines.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review “sell by” dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock sign, and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Comply with all state, county and local weights and measures laws and labeling requirements.
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours.
• Meet customers’ needs by maintaining a clean, attractive and friendly department.
• Keep refrigerated coolers, store shelves, and other displays fully stocked and conditioned at all times according to tag allocation or department standards.
• Prepare salads, entrées, and meals; assemble party trays to company standards.
• Perform cashier functions.
• Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, cash control, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are followed.
• 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 risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Minimum

• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Knowledge of basic math: counting, addition, and subtraction
• Current food handlers permit once employed
• Must be able to meet the minimum physical demands of the position
• Must be 18 or older
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing

Job Info

• Job Identification 228807
• Job Category Store Operations
• Posting Date 09/11/2026, 06:42 PM

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.
• – 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.

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.