Meat Clerk

Kroger Family of Companies; Escondido (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Escondido, CA is seeking a Meat Department Team Member to assist customers, stock, and prepare foods according to company standards. You will monitor temperatures, ensure product freshness, and maintain clean, organized areas.

This role requires teamwork, strong communication, and the ability to work weekends or holidays. The position involves safe handling of foods, adherence to health department policies, and operating a cash register as needed.

Qualifications

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and verbal communication with customers and peers.
• Able to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, and training materials.
• Ability to multitask and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrates personal initiative and follows through to completion.
• Works well in a team and supports coworkers.
• Safely uses cleaning solutions and operates production equipment as needed.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers promptly and greet with a friendly attitude.
• Unload and stock merchandise and prepare foods per standards.
• Monitor temperature and ensure freshness and safety of products.
• Keep sales floors, backrooms, and coolers clean and organized.
• Operate cash register per procedures where applicable.
• Maintain proper signage, rotation, and space for merchandise.
• Follow policies and comply with state and federal laws.

Skills

Weekend availability

Customer communication

Read shelf tags

Multitasking

Initiative

Teamwork

Safety and cleanliness

Job description

Perform general clean-up and stock work in the Meat department and provide customer service. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Wait on customers and counter promptly and cheerfully. Greet customers and provide them with good quality food.

• Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions.

• Must be able to communicate with customers and associates.

• Make clean, neat, and friendly impression on customers.

• Unload and store merchandise, prepare and display foods in accordance with company standards, recipes, and policies.

• Perform required temperature monitoring.

• Monitor product quality; make sure it is always fresh and safe.

• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and well organized.

• Keep floors clean, safe, and free from clutter.

• Wash and sanitize cookware and utensils in accordance with company and Health Department policies and procedures.

• Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and proper space allocation for merchandise.

• Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely in accordance with company policies and procedures.

• Adhere to company policies and procedures, as well as State and Federal laws.

• Operate cash register in accordance with company procedures, as applicable.

• 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.

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.

• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills that engage our customers and associates.

• Able to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins.

• Ability to multitask, set priorities, present information in a professional manner and work with all levels of the organization.

• Personal initiative and follow through to completion.

• Ability to work as part of a team in a fastpaced environment.

• Must be able to work with various cleaning solutions, safely use sharp tools, and carefully operate all production equipment.

Desired

• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity.

• Previous experience in food preparation.

• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling.

• Experience in grocery retail and customer service.

$17.10 - $23.97 per hour