Deli Clerk
About The Position
The role of a Deli Clerk involves creating an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service, establishing and maintaining a safe and clean environment, and assisting the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals. The position requires demonstrating Kroger’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The Deli Clerk will prepare food items, measure and mix ingredients, ensure proper labeling and rotation of products, gain product knowledge to assist customers, provide excellent customer service with suggestive selling, and adhere to all food safety regulations. Other duties may be assigned by store leadership.
Requirements
- Outstanding customer service skills
- Desire to gain an understanding of 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 current food handlers permit once employed
Responsibilities
- Prepare food items for the cold case, fresh pack, salad, and hot bars per customer requests
- Measure, prepare, and mix ingredients according to the recipe, using a variety of kitchen utensils and equipment such as fryers and slicers
- Ensure that all the deli items are labeled, dated, covered, rotated, and monitored for quality and freshness
- Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the deli department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products
- Provide excellent customer service, address the needs of customers in a timely and effective manner, and model suggestive selling techniques
- Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines
- Be asked to perform the essential functions of this position and other duties as assigned by the store leadership with or without reasonable accommodation
Benefits
- Affordable, comprehensive medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Prescription coverage
- Paid time off such as vacation and sick leave
- Free, confidential financial and emotional counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
- Access to financial counseling through Goldman Sachs Ayco collaboration
- Discounts on Kroger purchases
- Discounts on Our Brands
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over their career
- Industry-leading Continuing Education program
- Industry-leading training programs
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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