Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger

The Kroger Co.•Bothell, WA

About The Position

The Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger creates an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service and helps maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. The role demonstrates the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others. Duties include bagging groceries, assisting customers with merchandise and vehicle loading, maintaining store and parking-lot cleanliness, returning merchandise and carts, and supporting customers and store operations. The position requires working cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment and performing essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Customer service skills.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Retail experience is preferred but not necessary.

Responsibilities

Bag groceries at checkout, aiming for at least five items per bag while preventing damage and following best practices for reusable, plastic, and paper bags.
Assist with removing customers’ merchandise from the bottom of the bascart for checkout.
Offer to help customers load bags into their cars.
Perform basic shelf conditioning.
Inform customers of grocery specials.
Return merchandise to store shelves.
Gather bascarts and return them to designated areas.
Clean spills and collect and pick up trash inside the store and in the parking lot.
Clean all areas inside and outside the store.
Handle and assemble seasonal merchandise.
Understand the store layout, locate products, and conduct price checks for cashiers.
Reinforce safety programs by following procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, accidents, or issues, and notifying store management.
Follow food safety regulations and guidelines.
Inspect equipment as part of preventive maintenance and notify the appropriate department or store manager of items needing repair.
Help customers feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions about products in the department and throughout the store.
Follow local, state, and federal laws and company guidelines.
Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.