Produce Clerk

Kroger.com - Milan; Ypsilanti Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery chain is seeking associates responsible for creating a welcoming environment and providing excellent customer service. Duties include promoting products, ensuring quality, and assisting with produce preparation, all while maintaining a positive attitude. The role is key to enhancing the shopping experience in a busy retail setting.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome and appreciated.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department.

Job description

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.
• 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 identifying unsafe conditions and notifying store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notifying the 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.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.