Kroger Meat Clerk

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THIS POSITION WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.