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Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean and fresh environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Demonstrate the Company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we've grown into what today is the nation's largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America's grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all. Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you're caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited. Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we've got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!
Benefits of Working for Kroger
The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including:
- Physical, Emotional, Financial and more
- A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
- Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
- Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
- Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
- Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.
For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page!
Job Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will need to have:
- Minimum Ability to handle stressful situations
- Effective communication skills
- Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
- Desired Retail experience
- Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)
Responsibilities
As a Meat Department Associate, you will be responsible for:
- Adhering to all local, state and federal laws, safety and food safety regulations and company guidelines.
- Promoting trust and respect among associates.
- Creating an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
- Gaining and maintaining knowledge of products sold within the department and being able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
- Informing customers of meat specials.
- Providing customers with fresh/frozen products that they have ordered in the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.
- Recommending meat and seafood items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
- Using all equipment in the meat department such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to Company guidelines.
- Adequately preparing, packaging, labeling and inventorying ingredients in merchandise.
- Checking product quality to ensure freshness.
- Reviewing "sell by" dates and taking appropriate action.
- Labeling, stocking and inventorying department merchandise.
- Ensuring Country of Origin Labels are correct for all meat and seafood products.
- Reporting product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
- Displaying a positive attitude and sense of urgency.
- Staying current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
- Adhering to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
- Ensuring proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
- Reinforcing safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions and notifying store management.
- Practicing preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notifying appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
- Notifying management of customer or employee accidents.
- Reporting all safety risks, issues, customer or employee accidents and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.