MURRAY'S/LEAD CLERK

Metro Market; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000

Job summary

The Kroger Family of Companies in Madison, WI is seeking team members to deliver outstanding customer service in-store. You will assist customers, learn product details, and promote cheese specials while maintaining fresh, accurately prepared items.

This role emphasizes safety, teamwork, and guest satisfaction, with opportunities to grow within a large national grocery operation. On-site, part of Store Operations, offering comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules.

Qualifications

• Current food handlers permit once employed.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Second language: spoken, read and/or written.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions about products in the department and store.
• Gain knowledge of department products and respond to questions with suggestions.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover items they inquire about.
• Inform customers of cheese specials.
• Train and coach associates to perform duties effectively.
• Provide customers with fresh products ordered with correct portion sizes to prevent shrink.
• Measure, prepare and mix ingredients per recipe using kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality for freshness; review sell-by dates and take action.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Understand store layout and locate products on request.
• Stay current with ads (present, future, seasonal).
• Maintain awareness of inventory/stocking conditions; note discrepancies.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers; maintain logs.
• Reinforce safety programs and report unsafe conditions.
• Inspect equipment and notify management of needed repairs.
• Notify management of accidents.
• Report safety risks, theft, fraud or illegal activity.
• Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Basic math

Second language

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food handlers permit

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist management in achieving sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor and control all established quality assurance standards. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of cheese specials.
• Train and coach associates within the department to effectively perform their job duties at a satisfactory or above level.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size to prevent shrink.
• Measure, prepare and mix ingredients according to recipe, using variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• 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.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Understand the store’s layout and be able to locate products when requested by customer.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory.
• 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

Qualifications

Minimum

• Current food handlers permit once employed
• Knowledge of basic math
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing

Job Info

• Job Identification 219465
• Job Category Store Operations
• Posting Date 08/17/2026, 07:29 PM
• Locations 6010 Cottage Grove Rd, Madison, WI, 53718, US (On-site)

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into what today is the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America’s grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all. Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited. Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you.