Deli/Bakery Clerk

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. Embrace the Customer 1^st 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/bakery/bistro 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/bakery/bistro specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size prevent shrink.
• Recommend deli/bakery/bistro items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in deli/bakery/bistro 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, steamer, and robot coupe
• 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

Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Part-Time 
Shift(s): Evening / Second Shift
Regions: Midwest

States: Indiana
Keywords:

Jobs at Payless: Payless opened their first store in 1947 in Anderson, Indiana. The Kroger Co. acquired the Payless Stores in 2000. Today we have a total of 7 Payless stores located in Anderson and West Lafayette, Indiana. Payless is known for their support of the communities they serve, especially the Little 500 festival. Last year the Payless stores raised $25,000 during Little 500 festival.

Company Overview
Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers, employs more than 368,000 associates who serve customers in 2,641 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, Jay C, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's.  The company also operates 786 convenience stores, 327 fine jewelry stores, 1,218 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food processing plants in the U.S.  Recognized by Forbes as the most generous company in America, Kroger supports hunger relief, breast cancer awareness, the military and their families, and more than 30,000 schools and grassroots organizations. Kroger contributes food and funds equal to 200 million meals a year through more than 80 Feeding America food bank partners. A leader in supplier diversity, Kroger is a proud member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber's Million Dollar Club.

 Posting Notes:  IN || Anderson || 1845 N Scatterfield Rd || 46012 || Pay Less || [[mfield2]] || Customer Service; Store Operations || Employee || Non-Exempt || Part-Time || None 

Salary : $25,000