Meat Department Associate — Fresh Service & Growth Path

Kroger; Blytheville (AR); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Discounts on purchases

Career growth opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Kroger in Blytheville, AR is seeking a team-oriented associate for the Meat department to assist customers, stock, and maintain cleanliness. You will greet customers, ensure product quality, and follow company safety and sanitation policies.

The role requires dependable, courteous service, strong communication, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced retail environment. Flexibility to work weekends/holidays is preferred, with full or part-time opportunities and generous benefits.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Food safety

Honesty & integrity

Job description

Kroger in Blytheville, AR is seeking a team-oriented associate for the Meat department to assist customers, stock, and maintain cleanliness. You will greet customers, ensure product quality, and follow company safety and sanitation policies.

The role requires dependable, courteous service, strong communication, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced retail environment. Flexibility to work weekends/holidays is preferred, with full or part-time opportunities and generous benefits.