Produce Clerk

The Kroger Co.; Richmond (VA); Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 40.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Kroger Co. in Richmond, VA is hiring for a department role focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience in a fast-paced retail setting.

You will support the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals while maintaining safety, cleanliness and product quality across the produce area. Responsibilities include assisting customers, promoting store brands, stocking, labeling and inventory, and upholding safety procedures.

Qualifikationen

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math and ability to count, add and subtract.
• Current food handlers permit required after hire.

Aufgaben

• Acknowledge, assist and appreciate customers and promote department and store brands.
• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Assist customers by answering questions about products in the department and store.
• Maintain product knowledge and suggest items to meet customer needs.
• Prepare, label and inventory department merchandise and ensure quality and freshness.
• Follow safety procedures and report hazards to store management.

Kenntnisse

Stress management

Effective communication

Basic math

Customer service

Ausbildung

Food handlers permit

Jobbeschreibung

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.

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.
Responsibilities

• Role model the 3A’s of Friendly: acknowledge, assist and appreciate our Customers
• Promote Corporate Brands to customers
• 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
• Assist with the preparation produce platters/trays
• Inform customers of produce specials
• Recommend items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory merchandise
• Review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action with those items
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Display a positive attitude
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
• 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 or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud to store management
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
  

Qualifications
Minimum

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

Desired

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