Meat Clerk

Kroger; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Franklin, TN is seeking a frontline team member to handle general clean-up, stock work in the Meat department, and provide customer service. You will greet customers, assist with food quality, and maintain a clean, safe store environment in a fast-paced setting.

You will also monitor temperatures, ensure product freshness, and interact with customers and associates in a professional manner while following company policies and health regulations.

Qualifications

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills that engage customers and associates.
• Able to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins.
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities, present information professionally 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 fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work with various cleaning solutions, safely use sharp tools, and operate all production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers 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 according to standards.
• Perform required temperature monitoring.
• Monitor product quality; ensure 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 per policies.
• Maintain signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and space allocation.
• Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely per policies.
• Adhere to company policies, and State/Federal laws.
• Operate cash register per procedures.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a calm, cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance to resolve issues.
• Provide support through interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Tools

Cash register operation

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.

• 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.

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 multi-task, 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 fast-paced 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.