STORE/NIGHT CLERK

Kroger Co.; Brighton (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Co. in Brighton, MI seeks team members to deliver outstanding customer service and maintain a clean, safe store environment. You will assist the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals and help customers with product information and recommendations.

Ideal candidates bring strong communication skills, basic math ability, and a willingness to handle stressful situations. Retail experience and a second language are a plus.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome and valued by answering questions about products sold in the department and store.
• Gain knowledge of products and be able to respond to questions and suggest items.
• Promote and upsell grocery items, inform customers about specials.
• Check product quality and use by dates; take appropriate action.
• Stock and label department merchandise and ensure fresh products are provided.
• Report discrepancies in ordering/shipping to the department manager.
• Maintain a positive attitude and stay current with ads and promotions.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and ensure proper temperatures and logs.
• Support safety programs and notify management of unsafe conditions.

Skills

Ability to stay calm under pressure

Effective communication

Retail experience

Second language

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES - 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
• Recommend grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need; inform customers of grocery specials
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell by dates and take appropriate action
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise; provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Display a positive attitude
• 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 and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

Effective communication skills

Desired

Any retail experience

Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)