Meat Clerk

The Kroger Co.•Dearborn, MI

13d

About The Position

The Meat Clerk performs general cleanup and stocking work in the Meat department and provides customer service. The role demonstrates the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. It involves helping customers, handling and displaying merchandise and food, monitoring product temperatures and quality, maintaining clean and organized work areas, and following company procedures and applicable laws.

Requirements

Willingness to work weekends and holidays.
Effective written and verbal communication skills for engaging with customers and associates.
Ability to read shelf tags, signs, product labels, training materials, and bulletins.
Ability to multitask, set priorities, present information professionally, and work with all levels of the organization.
Personal initiative and follow-through to completion.
Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work with various cleaning solutions, safely use sharp tools, and carefully operate production equipment.

Nice To Haves

A past work record reflecting dependability and integrity.
Previous experience in food preparation.
Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to employment practices, safety, and food handling.
Experience in grocery retail and customer service.

Responsibilities

Wait on customers promptly and cheerfully, greet them, and provide good-quality food.
Interact tactfully, calmly, courteously, and professionally with customers and associates.
Communicate with customers and associates and make a clean, neat, and friendly impression.
Unload and store merchandise and prepare and display foods according to company standards, recipes, and policies.
Perform required temperature monitoring and monitor product quality to ensure products are fresh and safe.
Keep sales areas, backrooms, coolers, and floors clean, safe, and organized.
Wash and sanitize cookware and utensils according to company and Health Department policies and procedures.
Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality, and merchandise space allocation.
Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely according to company policies and procedures.
Follow company policies and procedures, as well as State and Federal laws.
Operate the cash register according to company procedures, as applicable.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Handle customer and business information honestly and with integrity.
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.