Night Shift Store Associate — Customer-First Experience

Kroger; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Tacoma, WA is hiring for a position focused on delivering outstanding customer service in a fast-paced grocery environment. You will assist customers, answer questions about products, maintain store cleanliness, and help the department manager achieve sales and safety standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, basic math skills, and effective communication. Prior retail experience and a second language are a plus but not required, and all associates are expected to uphold

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).
• Effective communication skills.

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
• Recommend grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need; inform customers of grocery specials
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell by dates and take appropriate action
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise; provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered
• 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 risks/issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

Effective communication

Stress management

Basic math

Job description

Kroger in Tacoma, WA is hiring for a position focused on delivering outstanding customer service in a fast-paced grocery environment. You will assist customers, answer questions about products, maintain store cleanliness, and help the department manager achieve sales and safety standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, basic math skills, and effective communication. Prior retail experience and a second language are a plus but not required, and all associates are expected to uphold