Grocery Clerk

Kroger Family of Companies; Johnstown (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in the United States seeks a Grocery Clerk to assist customers, highlight specials, and recommend items to meet shopper needs.

You will ensure product quality, stock shelves, and maintain safety and temperature logs while delivering friendly, efficient service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Customer service skills required.
• Effective communication with customers and team.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).

Responsibilities

• Help customers discover items and answer questions.
• Inform customers of specials and recommend grocery items.
• Check product quality and review sell-by dates.
• Provide customers with ordered groceries, both fresh and non-perishable.
• Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
• Adhere to safety regulations and maintain temperature logs.
• Respond to customer inquiries and support a welcoming store environment.

Skills

Customer service

Effective communication

Basic math

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Grocery Clerk helps customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Grocery Clerk informs customers of food specials and recommends grocery 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.
• Grocery Clerk provides customers with fresh and non-perishable grocery products that they have ordered.
• Recommend grocery 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.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Customer Service skills
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

Desired Previous Job Experience:

• Customer Service skills
• Retail experience