PRODUCE/CLERK

Kroger in; Jackson (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a Produce Clerk to enhance customer experiences through exceptional service and maintain a clean environment. Responsibilities include assisting customers, preparing produce, and ensuring quality standards while embracing the company's core values. This role offers opportunities for growth and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage: medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions

Flexible scheduling with paid time off

Emotional and financial support programs

Associate discounts on various purchases

Tuition reimbursement through Continuing Education program

Opportunities for growth via training and career pathways

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Basic math skills (counting, addition, subtraction).
• Current food handler's permit upon employment.

Responsibilities

• Model the 3A's of Friendly: acknowledge, assist, and appreciate customers.
• Maintain knowledge of products and assist with produce platters/trays.
• Inspect products for quality and freshness, and take appropriate actions.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Basic math skills

Education

Current food handler's permit upon employment

Job description

PRODUCE/CLERK (Finance)

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.

From a small Cincinnati grocery store over a century ago, we've grown into the nation's largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores across 35 states under 28 different names. As America's grocer, we pride ourselves on bringing diverse teams together with a passion for food and people, united by our purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We innovate continuously to create memorable experiences for our customers, communities, and colleagues, with food at the core.

Here, people matter. That's why we aim to provide the ingredients you need to craft your own recipe for success at work and in life. We support your growth with value and care, helping to feed your future. If you're caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn, your potential is limitless.

Whether you're seeking a part-time role or a new career path, we have a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to join our Kroger family!

What you'll receive from us:

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your well-being, including:

• Healthcare coverage: medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions through company or collective bargaining plans.
• Flexible scheduling with paid time off, including holidays and sick leave based on eligibility and tenure.
• Emotional and financial support through programs like Employee Assistance and Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on various purchases.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement through our Continuing Education program.
• Opportunities for growth via industry-leading training and diverse career pathways.

For more details, please visit our Benefits Page.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Basic math skills (counting, addition, subtraction)
• Current food handler's permit upon employment

Desired Previous Job Experience:

• Retail experience
• Proficiency in a second language (speaking, reading, or writing)

Key Responsibilities:

• Model the 3A's of Friendly: acknowledge, assist, and appreciate customers
• Promote corporate brands and foster trust and respect among colleagues
• Create a welcoming environment by answering product questions and making suggestions
• Maintain knowledge of products and assist with produce platters/trays
• Inform customers of specials and recommend products
• Properly prepare, package, label, and inventory merchandise
• Inspect products for quality and freshness, and take appropriate actions
• Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise
• Report discrepancies and safety issues to management
• Maintain proper temperatures and logs in cases and coolers
• Practice safety and preventive maintenance, and report hazards or unsafe conditions
• Participate in safety programs and report accidents or illegal activity