Meat Department Specialist — Fresh, Friendly Service

Kroger Co.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Flexible scheduling

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Kroger Co. in Irvine, CA is seeking a store associate to perform general clean-up and stock work in the Meat department while delivering friendly customer service. You will greet customers, help with quality foods, monitor temperatures, and maintain clean, organized spaces in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and the ability to follow safety policies, with weekend/holiday availability and a focus on integrity and teamwork. Training provided.

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 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

Weekend availability

Customer service

Communication skills

Multitasking

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Job description

Kroger Co. in Irvine, CA is seeking a store associate to perform general clean-up and stock work in the Meat department while delivering friendly customer service. You will greet customers, help with quality foods, monitor temperatures, and maintain clean, organized spaces in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and the ability to follow safety policies, with weekend/holiday availability and a focus on integrity and teamwork. Training provided.