Meat Clerk

Kroger Family of Companies; Tupelo (MS); On-site; USD 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Tupelo, MS is seeking a Meat department team member to perform general clean‑up, stock work, and provide friendly customer service while upholding the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities include greeting customers, promptly assisting them, unloading merchandise, preparing and displaying foods, monitoring temperatures, keeping areas and coolers clean, and operating the cash register as needed.

Qualifications

• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and work with all levels of the organization.
• Read shelf tags, signs, and product labels.
• Follow directions and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers and greet them cheerfully.
• Unload and store merchandise and display foods.
• Monitor temperatures and ensure product freshness and safety.
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and organized.
• Operate cash register as applicable.
• Work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain proper signage and space allocation for merchandise.
• Adhere to company policies and health department procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

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.