Produce Experience Specialist

Kroger Family of Companies; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a responsive store associate to support the department manager in achieving sales goals while maintaining a safe, clean environment. You will assist customers with questions, promote brands, stock, label and inventory merchandise, and help prepare produce platters and displays.

The role emphasizes strong communication, attention to quality and freshness, and adherence to safety procedures.

Qualifications

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

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
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products and respond to questions with suggestions
• Assist with the preparation produce platters/trays
• Inform customers of produce specials
• Recommend items to customers to ensure they get the products they want
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory merchandise
• Review/inspect products for quality and freshness and take action on those items
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Display a positive attitude
• Stay current with ads and promotions
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and logs kept
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying managers of repairs
• Notify management of accidents
• Report safety risks or illegality (robbery/theft/fraud)
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and stressful environment
• Ability to manage conflict professionally
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity about information
• Ability to follow directions and seek help to resolve issues
• Provide support interacting with minors, people with special needs, and older adults
• Must be able to perform essential functions with or without accommodation

Skills

Stress management

Effective communication

Basic math

Food handlers permit

Job description

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a responsive store associate to support the department manager in achieving sales goals while maintaining a safe, clean environment. You will assist customers with questions, promote brands, stock, label and inventory merchandise, and help prepare produce platters and displays.

The role emphasizes strong communication, attention to quality and freshness, and adherence to safety procedures.