GROCERY/CLERK

Kroger; Vinton (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Kroger in California is seeking a customer service associate to create outstanding experiences through friendly, knowledgeable help, and a safe, clean shopping environment.

You will assist the department manager in meeting sales goals, answer questions about products, stock merchandise, monitor temperatures and safety, and uphold Kroger's values of respect, integrity, and safety.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and customer service skills required.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and handle stressful situations.
• Basic math skills including counting and simple arithmetic.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding customer service and answer product questions.
• Assist department manager in reaching sales and profit goals.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for customers.
• Stock, label, and inventory department merchandise.
• Monitor food safety practices and proper temperatures.
• Adhere to store policies and report safety risks.
• Offer samples and help customers discover items.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Stress management

Teamwork

Math basics

Honesty and integrity

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.

• 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

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

Desired

• Retail experience