STORE/OVERNIGHT CLERK

Kroger; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a customer-focused team member for the store department to deliver exceptional service and maintain a safe, clean shopping environment.

You will assist the department manager in meeting sales goals, educate customers on products, and uphold Kroger's values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills are required.
• Basic math skills (counting, addition, subtraction) are needed.
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment where customers feel welcome by answering questions.
• Gain knowledge of products in the department and respond to inquiries.
• Recommend grocery items and inform customers of specials.
• Check product quality and review sell-by dates.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise, ensuring fresh products.
• Report ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude and stay current with ads.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and maintain proper temperatures.
• Reinforce safety programs and report unsafe conditions.
• Inspect equipment and notify management of needed repairs.
• Notify management of accidents and safety risks or theft.

Skills

Effective communication

Basic math

Handle stressful situations

Job description

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.

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)