Grocery Clerk

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to creating outstanding customer experiences. As part of the team, you'll help foster a welcoming environment while assisting customers with their grocery needs. With a commitment to your growth, the company offers extensive training and support, ensuring that you have the tools to thrive in your career. Whether you're seeking part-time work or a new career path, this opportunity allows you to be part of a community that values respect, integrity, and diversity. Apply today to start your journey with us!

Benefits

Healthcare Coverage

Flexible Scheduling

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on Purchases

Tuition Reimbursement

Training Programs

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in finding products and provide recommendations.
• Ensure product quality and freshness by checking 'sell by' dates.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for customers.

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 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:

1. Grocery Clerk helps customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
2. Informs customers of food specials and recommends grocery items to ensure they get the products they want and need.
3. Checks product quality to ensure freshness. Reviews "sell by" dates and takes appropriate action.
4. Provides customers with fresh and non-perishable grocery products they have ordered.
5. Recommends grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
6. Labels, stocks, and inventories department merchandise.
7. Reports product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
8. Stays current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads.
9. Adheres to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
10. Ensures proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are kept.
11. Gains and maintains knowledge of products sold within the department and responds to questions, making suggestions about products.
12. Creates an environment that makes customers feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
13. Reinforces safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions, notifying store management.
14. Practices preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying management of repairs needed.
15. Notifies management of customer or employee accidents.
16. Works cooperatively in high-paced and sometimes stressful environments.
17. Manages conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
18. Acts with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
19. Follows directions and seeks assistance when necessary to resolve issues.
20. Supports and assists through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
21. Performs essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.