GROCERY/LEAD CLERK

Fred Meyer, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer, Inc. in Boise, Idaho is seeking a retail associate to assist customers, stock shelves, and maintain product quality. The role emphasizes service excellence, safety compliance, and knowledge of department offerings.

You will greet customers, answer questions, and help create a welcoming shopping environment. Responsibilities include following food safety guidelines, maintaining temperatures, labeling merchandise, and supporting store operations.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math: counting, addition, subtraction.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates with a positive attitude.
• Create an environment where customers feel welcome by answering questions about products in the department and store.
• Gain and maintain product knowledge and suggest items to customers.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items.
• Inform customers of grocery specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products ordered.
• Recommend grocery items to meet customers' needs.
• Check product quality and review sell-by dates.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Stay current with ads and promotions.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and log temperatures.
• Report safety risks or incidents to management.

Skills

Age 18+

Stress management

Effective communication

Basic math

Job description

Minimum

• Must be 18 or older
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction)

Desired

• Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)
• Promote trust and respect among associates, with a positive attitude.
• 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 grocery specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered.
• Recommend grocery 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.
• 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.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.