Meat Clerk

Kroger Family of Companies; Mission Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Mission Viejo, CA is hiring for a Meat department associate focused on cleaning, stocking, and customer service. You will greet customers, assist with product displays, and ensure safe, fresh food handling in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and the ability to multitask while following company policies and health department guidelines. Weekend availability is a plus.

Qualifications

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and verbal communication with customers and associates.
• Able to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins.
• Ability to multitask, set priorities, present information professionally, and work with all levels.
• Personal initiative and follow through to completion.
• Team player in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to safely use cleaning solutions and operate production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers and greet them with cheerful service.
• Unload and stock merchandise; prepare and display foods.
• Monitor temperatures and ensure freshness and safety of products.
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and organized.
• Operate cash register according to company procedures.
• Work cooperatively in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Handle conflicts in a calm, professional manner and protect customer information.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

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 - $23.47 per hour