Grocery Night Clerk

Job Description Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals and monitor quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. Responsibilities Promote trust and respect among associates Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products Recommend grocery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need; inform customers of grocery specials Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell by dates and take appropriate action Label, stock and inventory department merchandise; provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager Display a positive attitude Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair Notify management of customer or employee accidents Report all safety risks/issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation Qualifications Minimum qualifications: Ability to handle stressful situations Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction) Effective communication skills Desired qualifications: Any retail experience Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing) Benefits 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. Health & Well-being Benefits Health care benefits Paid time off such as vacation, sick leave, and parental leave Mental and emotional support resources through our Employee Assistance Program. Financial Benefits Participation in a 401(k) plan and/or participation in a Taft-Hartley pension fund, subject to certain eligibility requirements Group term life insurance eligible, depending on varying criteria by location and subject to certain eligibility requirements Associate discounts Growth And Development Benefits Tuition assistance, college scholarships and educational leave of absence, depending on varying criteria by location and subject to certain eligibility requirements Robust internal training and development resources to grow your career #J-18808-Ljbffr Kroger