Produce Specialist: Elevate Fresh Customer Experience

Kroger Family of Companies; Grayson (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a customer-focused associate to deliver outstanding service and maintain a safe, clean environment. You will support the department manager in achieving sales goals and ensure accurate pricing, labeling, and stock of produce and related items.

The role emphasizes helping customers, promoting brands, and maintaining quality standards while complying with safety procedures. Evening/ weekend shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, 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 within the department and store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products within the department and respond to questions and make suggestions.
• Assist with 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 action accordingly.
• 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 logs kept.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions.
• Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and report issues.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report safety risks or issues, including theft or fraud, to store management.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict professionally.
• Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek help to resolve issues.
• Provide support interacting with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform essential functions with or without accommodation.

Skills

Stress management

Communication skills

Math basics

Food safety permit

Job description

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a customer-focused associate to deliver outstanding service and maintain a safe, clean environment. You will support the department manager in achieving sales goals and ensure accurate pricing, labeling, and stock of produce and related items.

The role emphasizes helping customers, promoting brands, and maintaining quality standards while complying with safety procedures. Evening/ weekend shifts may be required.