Meat Department Associate – Flexible Scheduling & Growth

Kroger; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Kroger in Baytown, TX is seeking a Meat department team member to assist with clean-up, stock, and customer service. You will greet customers, display foods, monitor temperatures, and ensure freshness and safety in compliance with company standards.

Join a team focused on respect, integrity, and safety, with opportunities to grow through training and benefits. Previous grocery retail or food prep experience is valued.

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.
• Multi-task, set priorities, and interact professionally with all levels.
• Personal initiative and follow-through to completion.
• Team-oriented in a fast-paced environment.
• Safely handle cleaning solutions and operate production equipment.
• Dependable and honest with integrity.
• Previous experience in food preparation.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations on 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 quality food.
• Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional.
• Communicate with customers and associates.
• Make clean, neat, and friendly impression on customers.
• Unload and store merchandise, prepare and display foods per standards.
• 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 as required.
• Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, and space for merchandise.
• Maintain equipment and facilities safely per policies.
• Adhere to company policies and state/federal laws.
• Operate cash register per procedures when applicable.
• Work cooperatively in a high-paced, sometimes stressful environment.
• Manage conflict in a calm, cooperative manner.
• Honor confidentiality of customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek help to resolve issues.
• Provide support through interactions with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Perform essential functions with or without accommodation.

Skills

Weekend availability

Customer communication

Reading labels and shelf tags

Multi-tasking and prioritization

Initiative and follow-through

Team player in fast-paced environment

Safe operation of tools and cleaning

Dependability and integrity

Food preparation experience

Knowledge of safety and food handling

Grocery retail and customer service

Job description

Kroger in Baytown, TX is seeking a Meat department team member to assist with clean-up, stock, and customer service. You will greet customers, display foods, monitor temperatures, and ensure freshness and safety in compliance with company standards.

Join a team focused on respect, integrity, and safety, with opportunities to grow through training and benefits. Previous grocery retail or food prep experience is valued.