Seafood Service Clerk: Flexible Scheduling & Growth

Quality-Food-Centers-; Lacey (WA); On-site; USD 20,664,000 - 30,307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Counseling program

Employee discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Kroger is seeking an on-site Meat Department Associate in Lacey, WA to deliver exceptional customer service, maintain a safe, clean environment and assist the department manager in achieving sales goals.

You will gain product knowledge, help customers with meat and seafood selections, ensure correct labeling and proper temperatures, and uphold all food safety guidelines while supporting team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction).
• Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing).

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, safety and food safety regulations and company guidelines.
• 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.
• Inform customers of meat specials.
• Provide customers with fresh/frozen products that they have ordered in the correct portion size.
• Recommend meat and seafood items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in meat department such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to Company guidelines.
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Ensure Country of Origin Labels are correct for all meat and seafood products.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude and sense of urgency.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report all safety risks, issues, customer or employee accidents and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Basic math

Second language

Job description

Kroger is seeking an on-site Meat Department Associate in Lacey, WA to deliver exceptional customer service, maintain a safe, clean environment and assist the department manager in achieving sales goals.

You will gain product knowledge, help customers with meat and seafood selections, ensure correct labeling and proper temperatures, and uphold all food safety guidelines while supporting team collaboration.