Meat Department Specialist — Fresh & Friendly Service

Kroger; Midlothian (VA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a Meat Department Associate to assist customers, stock and clean the Meat department, and ensure products are fresh and displayed properly.

Responsibilities include greeting customers, performing temperature checks, maintaining clean work areas, and operating the cash register as needed. This role requires reliability, teamwork, and a strong commitment to safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Will be able to provide friendly, accurate customer service and answer questions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers and associates.
• Able to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins.
• Capable of multitasking, setting priorities, and presenting information professionally across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrates personal initiative and follows through to completion on tasks.
• Works well in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
• Can safely use cleaning solutions, sharp tools, and operate production equipment.

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

Customer service

Communication

Reading shelf tags

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Job description

Kroger is seeking a Meat Department Associate to assist customers, stock and clean the Meat department, and ensure products are fresh and displayed properly.

Responsibilities include greeting customers, performing temperature checks, maintaining clean work areas, and operating the cash register as needed. This role requires reliability, teamwork, and a strong commitment to safety and quality.