Frozen Foods Dept Lead - Customer-First & Safety Focus

Kroger; Olive Branch (MS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a customer-focused team member to deliver outstanding service in a store environment. You will help ensure a safe, clean shopping area, assist customers, and support department leadership in meeting sales goals while upholding quality standards.

The role emphasizes effective communication, product knowledge, and the ability to handle stressful situations while maintaining accuracy in basic math tasks and price checks.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 or older
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude.
• 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.
• Inform customers of frozen food specials.
• Recommend frozen food 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.
• 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.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Math basics

Job description

Kroger is seeking a customer-focused team member to deliver outstanding service in a store environment. You will help ensure a safe, clean shopping area, assist customers, and support department leadership in meeting sales goals while upholding quality standards.

The role emphasizes effective communication, product knowledge, and the ability to handle stressful situations while maintaining accuracy in basic math tasks and price checks.