PRODUCE CLERK

Smith's Food & Drug Centers; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading grocery chain as a Produce Clerk in Salt Lake City, where you'll create exceptional customer experiences and maintain high-quality standards. This part-time role offers flexible scheduling and opportunities for growth within a supportive team environment. Ideal candidates will have effective communication skills and a passion for providing excellent service.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service.
• Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals.
• Monitor established quality assurance standards.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Education

Current food handlers permit

Job description

Join to apply for the PRODUCE CLERK role at Smith's Food & Drug Centers.

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 Salt Lake City, Utah, Smith's Food and Drug merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Smith's customers in over 140 stores across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.

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 Smith's family!

What You'll Receive From Us

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including 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 holidays 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.
• Associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology, and more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career through our Continuing Education program.
• Potential for growth through 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)
• 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 about products sold within the department and throughout the store
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to questions and make suggestions about products
• Assist with the preparation of 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 identifying unsafe conditions and notifying store management
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying management of repairs needed
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents
• Report safety risks, issues, and illegal activities to store management
• Perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Human Resources Services