Grocery Clerk

Kroger; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery store in Seattle is looking for a Grocery Clerk to enhance customer experiences through exceptional service. Responsibilities include assisting customers, maintaining product quality, and adhering to safety regulations. Join a diverse team dedicated to feeding the human spirit and providing growth opportunities.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Customer service skills required.
• Effective communication and basic math skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Help customers discover new items and inform them of food specials.
• Check product quality and maintain a safe environment.
• Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.

Skills

Customer Service skills

Effective communication skills

Basic math skills

Education

Retail experience

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Job Description

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.

Responsibilities

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 what 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 they have ordered.
• 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.
• Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers, and keep temperature logs.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to questions and make suggestions.
• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions about products.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and reporting unsafe conditions.
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying management of repairs needed.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Work cooperatively in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• 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 minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Customer Service skills
• Effective communication skills
• Basic math skills (counting, addition, subtraction)

Desired Previous Job Experience:

• Customer Service skills
• Retail experience

About Us

Based in Washington, Qualify Food Centers (QFC) merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we serve QFC customers in 59 stores across Washington and Oregon.

As part of Kroger, we pride ourselves on bringing diverse teams together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We innovate constantly to create great experiences for customers, communities, and our team members, with food at the heart of it all.

People matter. We aim to provide the ingredients for your success at work and in life. We support your growth with value and care. If you’re caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether seeking a part-time role or a new career, apply today to join our QFC family!

What You’ll Receive From Us

The Kroger family offers comprehensive benefits to support your well-being, including:

• Healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescriptions)
• Flexible scheduling with paid time off, holidays, and sick leave
• Emotional and financial support via Employee Assistance Program and Goldman Sachs Ayco
• Associate discounts on purchases
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities for growth through training and career pathways

About The Team

The final pay rate is determined at store level based on experience.

We offer benefits that promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being, including health care, retirement, paid time off, mental health resources, discounts, and development opportunities. Our initiatives include Zero Hunger | Zero Waste and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. Learn more at thekrogerco.com.

Benefits include:

• Health & Well-being: healthcare, paid time off, mental health support
• Financial: 401(k), life insurance, bonuses, discounts
• Growth: tuition assistance, scholarships, training

If interested, apply now. We look forward to meeting you!