Seafood Clerk

Kroger; Hampton (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger’s seafood department is seeking team members to prepare and display seafood items, while ensuring sanitation, quality, and adherence to company standards.

You will work with customers, operate supplies, monitor temperatures, maintain clean displays, follow safety regulations, and support colleagues during busy periods.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to engage with customers and associates.
• Able to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, and training materials.
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities, and work with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrates initiative and follows through to completion.
• Works well in a fast-paced team environment and safely handles cleaning solutions and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Wait on customers and provide high-quality foods promptly and cheerfully.
• Unload and store merchandise and prepare/display foods according to standards.
• Monitor temperatures and ensure product freshness and safety.
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and organized.
• Operate cash register according to company procedures.
• Maintain signage, product rotation, quantity, and space allocation.
• Follow health department regulations and company policies.
• Adhere to laws and company procedures while flexibly working weekends/holidays.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Job description

Prepare and display Seafood items for sale in an efficient, sanitary and artistic manner and in accordance with company standards and policies. Perform customer service functions and follow all company policies and procedures. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Wait on customers and counter promptly and cheerfully and provide them with good quality foods
• Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in all interactions.
• Communicate with customers and associates
• Unload and store merchandise, prepare and display foods in accordance with company standards, recipes, and policies - in compliance with Food Safety Policies and Procedures and Health Department regulations
• Perform required temperature monitoring
• Monitor product quality; make sure it is always fresh and safe
• Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and well organized
• Keep carts, tools, equipment and supplies in their designated areas
• Wash and sanitize cookware and utensils in accordance with company and Health Department policies and procedures
• Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality and proper space allocation for merchandise
• Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Adhere to company policies and procedures, as well as state and federal laws
• Maintain flexibility to work weekends and holidays as needed
• Operate cash register in accordance with company procedures, as applicable
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum

• Effective written and oral communication skills that engage our customers and associates
• Ability to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins
• Ability to multi-task, set priorities, present information in a professional manner and work with all levels of the organization.
• Personal initiative and follow through to completion
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Possess abilities and skills for effective production, merchandising, and customer services related to sale of merchandise
• Must be able to work with various cleaning solutions, safely use sharp tools, and carefully operate all production equipment

Desired

• Past work record reflects dependability and integrity
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling
• Experience in grocery retail, customer service, and food preparation