GROCERY/CLERK

The Kroger Co.•Medford, OR

11h

About The Position

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor 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.

Requirements

Ability to handle stressful situations.
Effective communication skills.
Knowledge of basic math, including counting, addition, and subtraction.

Nice To Haves

Retail experience.

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to questions and make product suggestions.
Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they ask about.
Inform customers of dairy specials.
Provide customers with fresh products they have ordered.
Recommend items to customers to help ensure they get the products they want and need.
Check product quality for freshness, review sell-by dates, and take appropriate action.
Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
Report product ordering or shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
Display a positive attitude.
Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special advertisements.
Adhere to food safety regulations and guidelines.
Ensure proper temperatures are maintained in cases and coolers and maintain temperature logs.
Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures, identifying unsafe conditions, and notifying store management.
Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying the appropriate department or store manager of items needing repair.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
Report safety risks, issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
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.
Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.