GROCERY-NITE/CLERK

Kroger; Covington (GA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Employee Assistance Program

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

The Kroger family of companies is seeking a Store Operations Associate to provide exceptional customer service in a safe, clean environment at 3139 Highway 278 NE, Covington, GA. You will unload trucks, stock shelves, read item codes, apply price labels, and build displays while following company policies and shrink guidelines.

Ideal candidates will read and interpret shelf codes, operate a pallet jack, and maintain a positive, professional attitude in a fast-paced retail setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or front-line roles.
• Ability to read shelf codes and merchandise labels.
• Strong adherence to company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service in a safe, clean environment.
• Respond to customer questions in a courteous, helpful manner.
• Unload trucks and stock shelves with correct pricing and displays.
• Read codes and attach price labels to items.
• Build special sales displays on the sales floor.
• Operate manual pallet-jack or pallet stacker as needed.
• Follow shrink guidelines and store policies.

Skills

Customer service

Professional attitude

Communication

Tools

Pallet jack

Straddle stacker

Job description

Provide exceptional customer service in a safe and clean environment to ensure the customer’s return visit. We accomplish this in many ways including, but not limited to; treating our customers/employees in a fair and ethical manner, promoting an inclusive work environment, being a responsible member of the community, providing the right products at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Role model and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Conduct yourself in a professional manner, displaying a positive attitude, speaking highly of the company in the presence of customers or other employees.
• Respond to customer’s questions and requests in a courteous and helpful way.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Understand and adhere to the shrink guidelines.
• Unloading trucks (Dairy, Frozen, Grocery, etc.).
• Remove merchandise from the pallet and sorting into groups according to which area of the store it is stocked.
• Load merchandise onto carts to be placed on designated shelves, either in the back room or onto the sales floor for proper display.
• Must be able to read codes on shelves and merchandise labels.
• Manually attach price labels to each item.
• Remove merchandise from the back room for stocking on sales floor shelves and build special sales displays on the sales floor.
• Operate a manual pallet-jack, powered pallet stacker or "straddle stacker" (if over 18 years of age).
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Job Info

• Job Identification 232049
• Job Category Store Operations
• Posting Date 09/21/2026, 07:29 PM
• Locations 3139 Highway 278 NE, Covington, GA, 30014, US (On-site)

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.
• 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.

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, 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.