Meat Clerk

Kroger; Indio (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kroger Co. in Indio, CA is seeking a Meat Department team member to perform clean-up and stock, greet customers, and provide friendly service while upholding the company values of respect, integrity, and safety.

You will unload merchandise, monitor temperatures, keep displays neat, operate the register, and collaborate with teammates in a fast-paced environment to ensure fresh, safe products. Experience in grocery retail and customer service is preferred; weekend and holiday availability is

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers and greet them with friendly service.
• Unload and store merchandise and display foods per standards.
• Perform temperature monitoring and ensure product freshness.
• Keep areas clean, organized, and safe.
• Operate cash register per procedures.
• Communicate effectively with customers and associates.
• Adhere to company policies and health regulations.
• Provide support to customers including minors or seniors as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Food handling

Attention to detail

Tools

Cleaning chemicals

Sharp tools

Food prep equipment

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 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.


• 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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 248286


• Job Category Store Operations


• Posting Date 11/03/2026, 04:21 PM


• Locations 49908 Jefferson St, Indio, CA, 92201, US

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.