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Fred Meyer; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer, Inc. in Anchorage, AK is seeking a department associate who delivers outstanding customer experiences with friendly service and efficient problem-solving.

You will support day-to-day department operations, maintain a clean, safe environment, and help customers find products while answering questions about items throughout the store. The role emphasizes safety, merchandising, cashier functions, inventory awareness, and adherence to company policies.

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills for customer interactions and teamwork.
• Knowledge of basic math: counting, addition, and subtraction.
• Ability to handle stressful situations while maintaining composure.
• Must be able to meet the minimum physical demands of the position.
• Must be 18 or older.
• Retail experience preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Second language skills are a plus.
• Adhere to health and civil codes within the store.
• Assist customers by answering questions about products.
• Understand store layout and promotions to aid customers.
• Observe store hours and ensure shift coverage when needed.
• Demonstrate merchandising and cashier functions.
• Follow merchandising, safety, and loss prevention policies.
• Report safety risks or incidents promptly.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding customer experience through excellent service.
• Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment to encourage return visits.
• Support day-to-day department operations and monitor QA standards.
• Assist customers with questions about products sold within the department and store.
• Reinforce safety programs and notify management of unsafe conditions.
• Learn and perform cashier functions and basic inventory tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Basic math

Stress management

Physical stamina

18 or older

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor and control all established quality assurance standards. Support the day-to-day functions of the department operations. 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.

Minimum

• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math: counting, addition, and subtraction
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Must be able to meet the minimum physical demands of the position
• Must be 18 or older

Desired

• Retail experience
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil codes.
• 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.
• Understand the store's layout and be able to locate products.
• Inform and educate department associates about current, upcoming and special in-store promotions, especially promotions that affect the department.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions; note any discrepancies in inventory.
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours.
• Demonstrate creative merchandising.
• Condition all products in assigned sections according to company policy.
• Understand and perform cashier functions.
• Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed.
• 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.