Meat Clerk

Kroger•Daleville, VA

About The Position

The Meat Clerk performs general cleanup and stocking in the Meat department while providing prompt, courteous customer service. The role includes unloading and storing merchandise; preparing and displaying foods according to company standards, recipes, and policies; monitoring temperatures and product quality; and maintaining freshness, safe handling, product rotation, signage, and merchandise organization. The Meat Clerk also keeps sales areas, backrooms, coolers, and floors clean and safe, washes and sanitizes cookware and utensils, and maintains equipment and facilities in accordance with company procedures and applicable laws. The position may include operating a cash register. The clerk is expected to demonstrate respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety; communicate effectively; work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment; and assist customers and associates, including minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.

Requirements

Willingness to work weekends and holidays.
Effective written and verbal communication skills to engage 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

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 and at the counter promptly and cheerfully; greet customers and provide good-quality food.
Be prompt, tactful, calm, courteous, and professional in interactions with customers and associates.
Make a clean, neat, and friendly impression on customers.
Unload and store merchandise, and prepare and display foods in accordance with company standards, recipes, and policies.
Perform required temperature monitoring and monitor product quality to ensure products remain fresh and safe.
Keep sales areas, backrooms, and coolers clean and well organized; keep floors clean, safe, and free from clutter.
Wash and sanitize cookware and utensils according to company and Health Department policies and procedures.
Maintain proper signage, product rotation, freshness, quantity, quality, and space allocation for merchandise.
Maintain equipment and facilities properly and safely according to company policies and procedures.
Adhere to company policies and procedures and State and Federal laws.
Operate a cash register in accordance with company procedures, as applicable.
Work cooperatively in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment and manage conflict reasonably, cooperatively, and without confrontation.
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/or older adults.
Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.