DELI/CLERK
About The Position
A Kroger Deli Clerk provides exceptional customer service and helps create a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. The role supports the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals and monitors quality assurance standards. Deli Clerks are expected to demonstrate Kroger’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position involves preparing deli foods for cold cases, fresh pack, salads, and hot bars; preparing ingredients according to recipes; maintaining product labeling, dating, rotation, quality, and freshness; and answering customer questions or recommending products. Clerks follow food safety requirements, work effectively with customers and teammates, and may perform other duties assigned by store leadership, with or without reasonable accommodation. King Soopers is part of the Kroger family of companies and serves customers in Colorado and Wyoming. The company describes opportunities for training, growth, and career development, alongside benefits that may depend on eligibility and length of service.
Requirements
- Outstanding customer service skills.
- Desire to learn about food production and basic cooking techniques.
- Effective communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team.
- Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.
- Good basic math skills.
- Ability to obtain a current food handlers permit once employed.
Responsibilities
- Prepare food items for the cold case, fresh pack, salad, and hot bars according to customer requests.
- Measure, prepare, and mix ingredients according to recipes, using kitchen utensils and equipment such as fryers and slicers.
- Ensure deli items are labeled, dated, covered, rotated, and monitored for quality and freshness.
- Maintain knowledge of products sold in the deli department and answer questions or make product suggestions.
- Provide excellent customer service, address customer needs promptly and effectively, and model suggestive selling techniques.
- Follow food safety regulations and guidelines.
- Perform the essential functions of the position and other duties assigned by store leadership, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Help maintain a safe and clean environment and support department sales, profit, and quality assurance goals.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, subject to eligibility and applicable plans.
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave; holiday pay based on eligibility and length of service.
- Free, confidential emotional counseling through the Employee Assistance Program.
- Financial tools, coaching, and counseling through the Goldman Sachs Ayco collaboration.
- Associate discounts on Kroger purchases and other purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over a career, subject to applicable criteria.
- Training programs, internal development resources, and career pathways.
- Parental leave, subject to applicable eligibility and criteria.
- Participation in a 401(k) plan, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Group term life insurance for eligible associates.
- Eligibility for an annual bonus based on company performance.
- College scholarships and educational leave of absence, depending on criteria and location.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
