Grocery Clerk

Ruler Foods in; Olney (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking grocery retailer dedicated to creating exceptional customer experiences. As a Grocery Clerk, you'll engage with customers, assist them in finding products, and ensure a clean and safe environment. This role offers flexible scheduling and the opportunity to grow within a supportive company that values diversity and inclusion. With comprehensive benefits and a commitment to your well-being, this position is perfect for those who are caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn. Be part of a team that truly feeds the human spirit and makes a difference in the community.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Emotional and financial support

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills are essential for creating an outstanding experience.
• Effective communication skills are crucial for assisting customers.

Responsibilities

• Help customers discover new products and inform them of specials.
• Check product quality and ensure freshness by reviewing sell-by dates.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment while adhering to food safety regulations.

Skills

Customer Service skills

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of basic math

Job description

Grocery Clerk (Finance)

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 of others.

Based in the Midwest, Ruler Foods merged with The Kroger Company in 1999. Today, we're proudly serving Ruler customers in 48 stores throughout Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio.

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. Apply today to become part of our Ruler family!

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 more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

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

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

Essential Job Functions:

• Help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of food specials and recommend grocery items to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Provide 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.
• 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 kept.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Create an environment that makes customers 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 identifying unsafe conditions and notifying store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying management of repairs needed.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Work cooperatively in high-paced and sometimes stressful environments.
• Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
• Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve issues.
• Support and assist through interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Salary Range: $15.25 - $17.85