Meat & Seafood Counter Specialist

Kroger-54356a7; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger-54356a7 in Troy, MI is seeking a meat department associate to deliver outstanding service and maintain a safe, clean environment. You will assist the department manager in meeting sales and quality standards while educating customers about products and specials.

The role emphasizes product knowledge, safe meat handling, and teamwork, with standards aligned to Kroger's Customer 1st strategy.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).
• Current food handlers permit once employed.
• Possess adequate knife handling skills and knife speed.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Cut meats to customer’s requests using proper cutting equipment.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of meat specials.
• Provide customers with fresh/frozen products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.
• Recommend meat items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in meat department such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines.
• Prepare food to company standards.
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness.Review “sell by” dates and take appropriate action.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Ensure country of origin labels are correct for all meat products.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Knife handling skills

Stress management

Teamwork

Job description

Kroger-54356a7 in Troy, MI is seeking a meat department associate to deliver outstanding service and maintain a safe, clean environment. You will assist the department manager in meeting sales and quality standards while educating customers about products and specials.

The role emphasizes product knowledge, safe meat handling, and teamwork, with standards aligned to Kroger's Customer 1st strategy.