Produce Specialist: Fresh, Customer-First Experience

Kroger; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger is hiring for a role focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience and maintaining a safe, clean store environment. You will assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals and support quality assurance standards while embodying our Customer 1st strategy and core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities include role-modeling the 3A’s of friendly service, promoting corporate brands, assisting customers with

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 sold within the department 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 what they want
• 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 kept
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions
• Notify management of accidents and safety risks
• Provide support through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults
• Must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Job description

Kroger is hiring for a role focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience and maintaining a safe, clean store environment. You will assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals and support quality assurance standards while embodying our Customer 1st strategy and core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities include role-modeling the 3A’s of friendly service, promoting corporate brands, assisting customers with