Produce Clerk

The Kroger Co.•Salem, OR

19h

About The Position

The Produce Clerk creates an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service and maintains a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. The role assists the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals and monitors established quality assurance standards. The clerk embraces the Customer 1st strategy, encourages associates to provide excellent service, and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position involves helping customers select produce, preparing and packaging merchandise, maintaining product quality and freshness, stocking and inventorying merchandise, and supporting safe department operations. The clerk works cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment and provides assistance to customers and community members, including minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.

Requirements

Ability to handle stressful situations.
Effective communication skills.
Knowledge of basic math, including counting, addition, and subtraction.
Current food handlers permit once employed.

Nice To Haves

Comparable retail experience.
A second language, including speaking, reading, and/or writing.

Responsibilities

Role model the 3A’s of Friendly: acknowledge, assist, and appreciate customers.
Promote Corporate Brands to customers.
Promote trust and respect among associates.
Create a welcoming environment by answering questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Maintain knowledge of department products and answer questions or make suggestions about them.
Assist with preparing produce platters and trays.
Inform customers of produce specials and recommend items to meet their needs.
Prepare, package, label, and inventory merchandise appropriately.
Inspect products for quality and freshness and take appropriate action when needed.
Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
Report product ordering or shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
Maintain a positive attitude and stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads.
Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and maintain temperature logs.
Follow safety procedures, identify unsafe conditions, and notify store management.
Inspect equipment for preventive maintenance needs and notify 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, to store management.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Act honestly and with integrity when handling customer and business information.
Follow directions and seek assistance when needed 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.