Meat/Lead Clerk

Kroger•Northville, MI

About The Position

The Meat/Lead Clerk helps create outstanding customer experiences by providing exceptional service and maintaining a safe, clean, and fresh department. The role supports the Meat Department’s sales, profit, quality assurance, and day-to-day operations, and directs and supervises department functions when the Meat Manager is absent. The clerk supports associates through communication, collaboration, scheduling, training, and development, while promoting the company’s Customer 1st strategy and values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position also performs meat-cutting and customer-service duties, maintains product presentation and inventory standards, supports promotions and pricing accuracy, and follows food-safety, labeling, equipment-maintenance, and workplace-safety requirements. Essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have effective communication skills.
Have knowledge of basic math.
Be able to handle stressful situations.
Obtain a current food handlers permit once employed.
Possess adequate knife-handling skills and speed.
Be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Management experience preferred.
Meat experience.

Responsibilities

Follow local, state, and federal laws, safety and food-safety regulations, and company guidelines.
Promote trust and respect among associates and communicate company, department, and job-specific information.
Encourage associates to meet or exceed targets through collaboration and teamwork.
Develop schedules that adequately manage customer volume throughout operating hours.
Help train and develop associates on job performance, inventory, stocking, and CAO, and participate in performance appraisals.
Provide a welcoming customer environment by answering questions about products and suggesting products.
Demonstrate Journeyman Meat Cutter skills and fulfill customer cutting requests using proper cutting equipment.
Inform customers about meat specials and offer product samples.
Provide ordered fresh or frozen products in the correct portion size, or as close as possible, to prevent shrink.
Use the Cutting Tool to manage production and minimize shrink.
Stay current on advertisements and inform and educate department associates about current, upcoming, and special in-store promotions.
Help maintain the merchandising plan and department standards.
Monitor inventory and stocking conditions and note discrepancies.
Ensure price integrity on shelf tags and promotional signs and comply with Country of Origin Labeling.
Assist with inventory processes as needed.
Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and maintain temperature logs.
Inspect equipment for preventive maintenance and notify the Store Manager of items needing repair.
Report safety risks, issues, customer or employee accidents, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Direct and supervise Meat Department functions and activities in the Meat Manager’s absence.