Grocery Clerk

Quality Food Centers; Stanwood (IA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic individuals to join their team and create outstanding customer experiences. This role focuses on assisting customers, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a safe environment. With a commitment to employee growth, the company offers comprehensive benefits, including healthcare coverage, flexible scheduling, and tuition reimbursement. If you're passionate about food and customer service, this opportunity allows you to thrive in a supportive atmosphere where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits

Healthcare Coverage

Flexible Scheduling

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills and effective communication are essential.
• Basic math skills are necessary for handling transactions.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in discovering new products and inform them of specials.
• Check product quality and ensure freshness by reviewing sell-by dates.
• Maintain a clean environment and adhere to food safety regulations.

Skills

Customer Service

Effective Communication

Basic Math

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.

Based in Washington, Qualify Food Centers (QFC) merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving QFC customers in 59 stores throughout Washington and Oregon.

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 QFC 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 so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of 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:

• Assist customers in discovering 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 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.
• 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 be able to 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, 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.