FRONT END/UTILITY CLERK

Fred Meyer; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Career growth

Job summary

Fred Meyer in Alaska is hiring associates to deliver exceptional customer service and maintain a safe, clean store environment. You will help customers, answer questions, and support teammates across departments.

The role supports flexible scheduling and offers opportunities to grow within the Kroger family. Whether seeking a part-time position or a longer career path, you’ll find meaningful work, generous benefits, and training to help you advance while serving customers across our diversified

Qualifications

• Minimum: Ability to handle stressful situations
• Strong communication skills to assist customers and colleagues

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding customer experience through friendly service.
• Maintain a safe, clean store environment to encourage return visits.
• Answer questions about products and help customers find items across departments.
• Promote safety by following procedures and reporting hazards and incidents.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure smooth operations and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Effective communication skills

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. 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 of others.Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we\'re proudly serving Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, 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.

What You\’ll Receive From Us

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 with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• 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.

For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page!

Minimum

• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills

Desired

• Basic knowledge of electronics and electricity
• Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)
• 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 departments and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products
• Clean up spills as needed, collect and pick up trash inside store and parking lot
• Maintain cleanliness of department and other areas assigned
• Display a positive attitude
• 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
• Collaborate with team members to encourage teamwork
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation