Meat Department Specialist — Fresh, Friendly Service

Kroger Family of Companies; Tennessee; On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Tennessee is seeking a Meat Department Associate to assist customers, stock shelves, and keep displays fresh and inviting.

You will help ensure product quality, monitor temperatures, and maintain clean, safe workspaces while following company policies and health regulations.

Previous food service or retail experience is a plus, and a positive, professional demeanor helps us deliver outstanding service every day.

Qualifications

• Able to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins.
• Willing to work weekends and holidays.
• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills that engage our customers and associates.
• Ability to multitask, set priorities, present information in a professional manner and work with all levels of the organization.
• Personal initiative and follow through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers and greet 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

Verbal communication

Multitasking

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Job description

Kroger Family of Companies in Tennessee is seeking a Meat Department Associate to assist customers, stock shelves, and keep displays fresh and inviting.

You will help ensure product quality, monitor temperatures, and maintain clean, safe workspaces while following company policies and health regulations.

Previous food service or retail experience is a plus, and a positive, professional demeanor helps us deliver outstanding service every day.