Meat Counter Associate - Fresh Food & Customer Service

Kroger; Springfield (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Training opportunities

Job summary

Kroger in Springfield, TN is hiring for a general clean-up and stock associate in the Meat department. You will wait on customers, greet them, and ensure quality and safety while stocking and displaying foods according to standards.

The role requires strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while following health and safety rules. Benefits include healthcare, paid time off, tuition assistance up to $21,000, and employee discounts.

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 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 per standards, recipes, and policies.
• Perform required temperature monitoring.
• Monitor product quality; ensure freshness and safety.
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and organized.
• Keep floors clean, safe, and free from clutter.
• Wash and sanitize cookware and utensils per policies and procedures.
• Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality, and space allocation.
• Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely per policies and procedures.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures, and state/federal laws.
• Operate cash register per company procedures.
• Work cooperatively in a high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Manage conflict in a cooperative manner.
• Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek assistance to resolve issues.
• Provide support interacting with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Food safety awareness

Attention to detail

Job description

Kroger in Springfield, TN is hiring for a general clean-up and stock associate in the Meat department. You will wait on customers, greet them, and ensure quality and safety while stocking and displaying foods according to standards.

The role requires strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment while following health and safety rules. Benefits include healthcare, paid time off, tuition assistance up to $21,000, and employee discounts.