GROCERY/CLERK

Kroger; Newport (OR); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Newport, Oregon seeks team members to create outstanding customer experiences through friendly, knowledgeable service. You will help customers find products, share information, offer samples, and ensure fresh, safe items in a fast-paced store environment.

Join a team that values honesty, integrity, and safety while promoting trust and respect among associates. This role emphasizes reliable, courteous interactions and adherence to policy.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an inviting environment for customers and answer questions about products in the department and store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products and respond to questions with recommendations.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover items.
• Inform customers of dairy specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products they have ordered.
• Recommend items to meet customer needs.
• Check product quality and review sell-by dates; take action as needed.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude and stay updated with ads.
• Adhere to safety regulations and maintain proper temperatures.
• Reinforce safety programs and identify unsafe conditions.
• Inspect equipment and notify managers of repairs.
• Notify management of accidents or safety risks.
• Report all safety risks, theft, or fraud.

Skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of basic math

Job description

Job Overview

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of dairy specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.
• Recommend 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.
• Display a positive attitude.
• 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.
• 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/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

Desired Qualifications

• Retail experience