PRODUCE/CLERK

Fred Meyer; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading grocery retailer in Oregon, where you can create outstanding customer experiences through exceptional service. As part of a diverse team, you'll assist in maintaining a safe environment and help achieve sales goals while promoting trust and respect among associates.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Emotional and financial support

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Growth potential

Qualifications

• Current food handlers permit once employed.

Responsibilities

• Modeling the 3A's of Friendly: acknowledge, assist, and appreciate our Customers.
• Creating a welcoming environment for customers.
• Inspecting products for quality and freshness.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

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 the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, 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. Apply today to become part of our Fred Meyer family!

What you'll receive from us:

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 with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology, and 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.

For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page!

Minimum Position Qualifications:

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

Desired Previous Job Experience:

• Comparable Retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)

The role involves:

• Modeling the 3A's of Friendly: acknowledge, assist, and appreciate our Customers
• Promoting Corporate Brands to customers
• Promoting trust and respect among associates
• Creating a welcoming environment for customers
• Gaining and maintaining product knowledge
• Assisting with produce platters/trays and informing customers of specials
• Recommending products, preparing, packaging, labeling, and inventorying merchandise
• Inspecting products for quality and freshness
• Maintaining proper temperatures and safety protocols
• Reporting safety risks, accidents, and illegal activities
• Managing conflict and acting with honesty and integrity
• Supporting minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults