Bakery/Deli Clerk Job at Kroger Stores

Kroger Stores Canton, IL 61520

Department: Bakery/Deli

Position Type: Employee

Position Reports To: Bakery/Deli Leads, Food Service Manager and Store Management

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. 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 of others.

Essential Job Functions:

  • 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.
  • Slice deli meats and cheeses to customer's requests using proper deli equipment.
  • Prepare deli items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment.
  • Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products for which they inquire about.
  • Inform customers of deli specials.
  • Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.
  • Recommend deli items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
  • Use all equipment in deli 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.
  • Properly use kitchen equipment, stove, computerized scale, fryer, etc.
  • Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
  • 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 risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
  • 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

Desired Previous Job Experience

  • Retail experience
  • Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)

Leadership Behaviors: Achieves Results through Teamwork, Coaches and Develops Others, Communicates Effectively and Candidly, Executes with Excellence, Leads Change and Innovation, Leads through Positive Influence, Provides Clear and Strategic Direction, Puts the Customer First.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $13.25 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Paid training
  • Tuition reimbursement

Restaurant type:

  • Bakery
  • Quick service & fast food restaurant

Shift:

  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Morning shift
  • Night shift

Weekly day range:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Bartonville, Il 61607: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Shift availability:

  • Day Shift (Required)
  • Night Shift (Required)

Work Location: One location




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