Meat Clerk

Company Name: Kroger Stores
Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
 

 

Position Summary:

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean 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 of others.

Essential Job Functions:

• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products
• Cut meats to customer's requests using proper cutting equipment
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about
• Inform customers of meat specials
• Provide customers with fresh/frozen products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink
• Recommend meat items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need
• Use all equipment in meat department such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines
• Prepare food to company standards
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
• Ensure country of origin labels are correct for all meat products
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• 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 or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud to store management
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Current food handlers permit once employed
• Possess adequate knife handling skills and knife speed

Desired Previous Job Experience

• Meat experience
• Comparable Retail experience

 

Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Part-Time 
Shift(s): Day; Evening
Regions: South

States: Tennessee
Keywords: 682839

 

Jobs at Kroger: At Kroger, we hire people who have a passion for helping others and who want to build a relationship with our Customers. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Kroger. We look for people who want more, aspire to be more and work hard to achieve their goals. Our focus on keeping the Customer first is what makes us successful. We offer many opportunities not only in our stores, but in Manufacturing, Logistics, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, and many other fields.
 

Company Overview
Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly 431,000 associates who serve customers in 2,778 retail food stores under a variety of in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Kroger and its subsidiaries also operate 2,231 pharmacies, 784 convenience stores, 323 fine jewelry stores, 1,387 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food production plants in the United States. With sales of $109.8 billion in 2015, we continue to grow. Kroger is recognized as one of America’s most generous companies for its support of more than 100 Feeding America food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness, the military and their families, and more than 145,000 community organizations including schools. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

 

 Posting Notes:  TN || Nashville || 2615 Franklin Rd || 37204 || Kroger Stores || [[mfield2]] || Customer Service; Meat/Seafood; Store Operations || Employee || Non-Exempt || Part-Time || None